Sprue, Tropical [tropická sprue]
topical
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- Terms
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sprue tropická
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Idiopathic Tropical Malabsorption Syndrome
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D013182
Definition
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.
- Annotation
- note "tropical": do not confuse with non-tropical sprue which is CELIAC DISEASE
- DUI
- D013182 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0020397
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced
- CL
- classification
- CO
- complications
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 2
- DG
- diagnostic imaging
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 1
- 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
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