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Abstract Malabsorption is an important clinical problem both in visitors to the tropics and in native residents of tropical countries. Infections of the small intestine are the most important cause of tropical malabsorption. Protozoal infections cause malabsorption in immunocompetent hosts, but do so more commonly in the setting of ...
B S, Ramakrishna +2 more
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IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTESTINAL FRUCTOSE MALABSORPTION, GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS AFTER FRUCTOSE OVERLOAD, AND BODY ADIPOSITY IN ADOLESCENTS? [PDF]
Background: Over the past several decades, dietary fructose intake has increased significantly, along with the prevalence of obesity. Fructose malabsorption is associated with gastrointestinal symptoms and may lead to fructose intolerance.
Dayane Pêdra Batista de FARIA +5 more
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Incomplete intestinal absorption of fructose might lead to abdominal complaints such as pain, flatulence and diarrhoea. Whether defect fructose transporters such as GLUT5 or GLUT2 are involved in the pathogenesis of fructose malabsorption is a matter of debate.
Ebert, Karolin, Witt, Heiko
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The clinical consequences of primary hypothyroidism include cardiovascular morbidity, increased mortality, and poor quality of life; therefore guidelines endorsed by several Scientific Societies recommend measuring circulating thyroid-stimulating hormone
Irene Campi +4 more
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Chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction: difficulties in diagnosis and treatment. Case report
The article presents a clinical case of a 23-year-old patient with an extremely severe congenital form of chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction coupled with a neuromyopathy,colon malrotation, malabsorption, bacterial overgrowth syndrome, cholelithiasis ...
Igor E. Khatkov +12 more
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Collagenous Enterocolitis: A Rare Condition with Simultaneous Involvement of the Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Tract [PDF]
Collagenous colitis is a form of microscopic colitis, while Collagenous Sprue (CS) is a malabsorptive disorder that mimics celiac disease. Both conditions show increased Intraepithelial Lymphocytes (IELs) and basement membrane thickening due to collagen ...
Ankita Asthana +4 more
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Lithium toxicity following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Mini review and illustrative case [PDF]
Lithium is among the mainstays of treatment for bipolar disorder. Bariatric surgery can considerably change the oral bioavailability of drugs, particularly lithium.
Shahana Ayub, MD +5 more
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Specific features of impaired intestinal digestion, absorption, and microbiocenosis in patients with cholelithiasis [PDF]
Aim. To perform a comprehensive study of intestinal digestion, absorption, and microbiocenosis in various stages of cholelithiasis (CL). Subjects and methods.
Ya M Vakhrushev, А Р Lukashevich
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Approximately, 5% of the population is affected by hypothyroidism, mainly women and persons aged more than 60 years. After the diagnosis of hypothyroidism the usual therapy is tablet levothyroxine (L-T4), with a monitoring of the thyroid-stimulating ...
Alessandro Antonelli +9 more
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Secondary exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Features of the choice of the enzyme
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is quite common in clinical practice of doctors of many specialties. Decrease in intraduodenal lipase levels below 5–10% of normal leads to pancreatic steatorrhea, weight loss and a potential decrease in quality of life.
I. G. Pakhomova
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