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Celiac sprue or celiac disease
Celiac Disease is characterized by damage to part of the small intestine, interfering with the body's natural ability to absorb food and nutrients properly.
Gluten enteropathy: A condition, also called celiac sprue, in which the absorption of food nutrients through the small intestine is impaired by an immune (allergic) reaction to gluten, ...
Gluten enteropathy: atrophy of villi in small intestine leads to impaired absorption of nutrients.
Gluten enteropathy, pancreatic insufficiency, or other disorders can result in malabsorption. Decreased absorption possibly contributes to iron deficiency and osteoporosis.
Other names: Celiac Disease, Gluten Enteropathy, Coeliac Sprue, Gluten Intolerance
Coeliac disease is a disorder of the small intestine. It is caused by a sensitivity to gluten, a protein of wheat and some other cereals.
The other terms used forceliac disease include sprue, nontropical sprue, gluten enteropathy, and adult celiac disease. (Tropical sprue is another disease of the small intestine that occurs in tropical climates.
Celiac disease (also called gluten enteropathy) is an intestinal disorder that results from an abnormal immunological reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, and, to a lesser extent, oats.
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Dermatitis herpetiformis is associated with a gluten enteropathy, and is therefore occasionally associated with the late development of intestinal lymphoma.
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Coeliac disease is also known as gluten enteropathy or coeliac sprue.
Coeliac disease is a lifelong condition of the small intestine (bowel).
Enteropathy, gluten: See: Gluten enteropathy.
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tropical sprue ( ′träpÉ™kÉ™l ′sprü ) ( medicine ) A malabsorption disease found in tropical and subtropical climates that resembles gluten enteropathy
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In most cases, the cause of this immune problem is not known, though it may be associated with a number of conditions, including cirrhosis of the liver, celiac disease (also called gluten enteropathy, celiac sprue or non-tropical sprue) and HIV ...
As a result, it impedes proper absorption of nutrients, causing a number of potentially serious problems for those who suffer from it. Celiac disease, also known as celiac sprue or gluten enteropathy , is caused by an intolerance...
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Responses were confirmed by re-challenge. The patients in this study had relatively severe aphthous ulcers. The patients who responded to the gluten free diet had had gluten enteropathy excluded by biopsy. [B Med J 1986; 292: pp.1237-8] ...
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