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Descriptor
English
:
Sprue, Tropical
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Esprue Tropical
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Espru Tropical
Synonyms
English
:
Idiopathic Tropical Malabsorption Syndrome
Tropical Sprue
Tree Number:
C06.405.469.637.850
C18.452.603.850
Definition
English
:
A chronic malabsorption
syndrome
, occurring mainly in residents of or visitors to the
tropics
or subtropics. The failed
INTESTINAL ABSORPTION
of
nutrients
from the SMALL
INTESTINE
results in
MALNUTRITION
and
ANEMIA
that is due to
FOLIC ACID deficiency.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
note "tropical": do not confuse with non-tropical sprue which is
CELIAC DISEASE
See Related
English
:
Celiac Disease
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
13567
Unique Identifier:
D013182
Occurrence in VHL
:
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