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The Face of Tropical Sprue in 2010

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2010
Tropical sprue (TS), although endemic in certain tropical regions of the world, is rarely seen in North America and Europe. However, in this era of globalization and worldwide travel, it is important for all clinicians to be aware of the possibility of ...
Mashal Jatoi Batheja, Jonathan Leighton, Ainara Azueta, Russell Heigh   +3 more
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Evolution in coeliac disease diagnosis and management. [PDF]

JGH Open
Our understanding of coeliac disease is evolving from a gut‐centric view to recognizing it as a systemic illness driven by an aberrant T cell‐mediated response to gluten. Interest in population screening is growing due to the failure of traditional case finding and reliance on small bowel histology is waning as serologic tests, now validated in both ...
Tye-Din JA.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Tropical sprue, a neglected disease as a differential diagnosis of celiac disease

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2018
Estimado editor, Por medio de la presente nos gustaría traer a discusión la importancia que tiene la enfermedad celiaca (EC), también conocida como esprúe celiaco o enteropatía sensible al gluten, la cual corresponde a una enfermedad autoinmune ...
Ginno Alessandro De Benedictis-Serrano, Laura Contreras-Lugo, Génesys Córdova-Rivas, Carlos Miguel Ríos-González   +3 more
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Faecal biomarkers in children with coeliac disease: A way forward? [PDF]

Acta Paediatr
Abstract Aim Novel markers to reflect the intestinal damage in coeliac disease are needed. We studied the potential of faecal and serum neopterin, and faecal myeloperoxidase, human β‐defensin‐2, and lipocalin‐2 in a case–control study. Methods Data were collected from medical records and a biobank including newly diagnosed coeliac disease patients ...
Kivelä L, Atneosen-Åsegg M, Iversen MH, Kahrs C, Størdal K.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Tropical Sprue in a Case of Heterosexually Transmitted Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1988
A heterosexual patient presented with severe diarrhea, malabsorption and weight loss. He was found to have acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) on the basis of candida esophagitis.
Raymond G. Lahaie, Sidney Sabbah, André Dumont, Pierre Poitras, Michel Gagnon, François Martin, Michel Boivin, Michel Lemoyne   +7 more
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Spectrum and antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria contaminating the upper gut in patients with malabsorption syndrome from the tropics

BMC Gastroenterology, 2003
Background Various causes of malabsorption syndrome (MAS) are associated with intestinal stasis that may cause small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). Frequency, nature and antibiotic sensitivity of SIBO in patients with MAS are not well understood.
Naik Subhash R, Ranjan Piyush, Ghoshal Uday C, Ghoshal Ujjala, Ayyagari Archana   +4 more
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A clinico-endoscopic and histopathological correlation in suspected cases of malabsorption: A cross-sectional study [PDF]

Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine
Introduction: Malabsorption is a complex medical condition with a diverse range of underlying etiologies posing a diagnostic challenge. The aim of the study was to investigate the correlation between endoscopic findings and histopathological diagnoses in
Sargam Dhaliwal, Mangesh Londhe, Archana Buch, Charusheela Gore, Amol Sonyabapu Dahale, Fatehpal Singh Gill, Reshma Alexander   +6 more
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Clinicopathologic Analysis of Malabsorption Syndrome in a Tertiary Care Center in South India

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
Background: Malabsorption syndrome is an umbrella term for manifestations consisting of diarrhea, steatorrhea, malnutrition, unexplained weight loss, persistent or recurrent abdominal pain, and anemia.
Nidhya Ganesan, S. Shrinnivi, R. Shivani, R. K. Kartikayan   +3 more
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Prevalence of Celiac Disease in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Liver International, Volume 45, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Celiac disease (CeD) has been linked to both autoimmunity and chronic liver disease, but most data on the link to primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) originate from small studies and have yielded conflicting results. A systematic search was performed in the databases of Medline, Embase, Cochrane and Web of Science Core Collection for studies ...
Fabiana Zingone, Cristina Canova, Anders Forss, Fahim Ebrahimi, Nora Cazzagon, Isabella Rosato, Jonas F. Ludvigsson   +6 more
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Dysgammaglobulinaemia in Tropical Sprue [PDF]

BMJ, 1968
Study of immunoglobulin levels in 16 Indian control subjects showed that, compared with a Danish control series, they had a significantly higher mean level of IgG, but not of IgA or IgM. By contrast, the IgG levels in eight patients with tropical sprue were decreased or low normal in six cases and raised in only one case.
S. Jarnum, K. N. Jeejeebhoy, B. Singh
openaire   +2 more sources