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sprue / celiac disease
- gluten enteropathy
- celiac disease (kids), nontropical sprue (adults)
- hypersensitivity to gluten
- tx: remove gluten from diet
- tropical sprue
- clinically & radiologically similar to nontropical sprue
- tx: folate, B-12, antibiotics
- a/w ** transient intussusception
- esophageal Ca () + small bowel Ca (QUESTIONABLE!!)
- diffuse intestinal lymphoma (rare; except in Middle East)
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
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