Yonsei Medical Journal Histologic changes most frequently seen in nontropical sprue, Whereas many clinicians agree that in nontropical sprue the symptomatic response to a http://www.eymj.org/abstracts/viewArticle.asp?year=1968&month=12&page=105
Celiac Disease: Definition And Much More From Answers.com Othernames for celiac disease include sprue, nontropical sprue, gluten enteropathy, Also called gluten enteropathy, nontropical sprue. WordNet http://www.answers.com/topic/coeliac-disease
Extractions: n. A chronic nutritional disturbance, usually of young children, caused by the inability to metabolize gluten, which results in malnutrition, a distended abdomen, muscle wasting, and the passage of stools having a high fat content. The disorder can be controlled by a special diet that emphasizes the elimination of all foods containing gluten. Diagnosis Celiac Disease What is celiac disease? Related Links on MedicineNet.com Information on this web site is provided for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. You should not use the information on this web site for diagnosing or treating a medical or health condition. You should carefully read all product packaging. If you have or suspect you have a medical problem, promptly contact your professional healthcare provider. Statements and information regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated or approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Please consult your healthcare provider before beginning any course of supplementation or treatment.
Sprue / Celiac Disease celiac disease (kids), nontropical sprue (adults); hypersensitivity to clinically radiologically similar to nontropical sprue; tx folate, B12, http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00381.html
Digestive Diseases Definitions Also called celiac sprue, gluten intolerance and nontropical sprue. Celiac disease. cirrhosis (siRO-sis). A condition in which scar tissue forms in the http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DG/00022.html
Extractions: INFORMATION CENTERS: Pick a category Health Centers Family Health Men's Health Women's Health Children's Health Seniors' Health Working Life Pain Management Condition Centers Immune System Allergy Alzheimer's Arthritis Respiratory System Cancer Endocrine System Digestive System Heart and Blood Infectious Disease Mental Health Note: All links within content go to MayoClinic.com Features Digestive diseases definitions From MayoClinic.com A-B abdomen. The region of the body between the diaphragm and hips. Includes many organs of the digestive system, such as the stomach, small and large intestine, liver, pancreas and gallbladder. abscess (AB-ses). A collection of pus in a tissue, cavity or confined area. aerophagia (ayr-o-FA-juh). A process of swallowing too much air while eating or drinking. Aerophagia can cause belching, bloating and intestinal gas. amylase (AM-uh-lays). A digestive enzyme produced by the pancreas and salivary glands that breaks down starches, a type of carbohydrate.
Celiac Disease - Sprue Medical Information Celiac disease sprue Information from Drugs.com. Alternative Names. Sprue; nontropical sprue; Gluten intolerance; Gluten-sensitive enteropathy http://www.drugs.com/enc/celiac_disease___sprue.html
Extractions: Advanced Search Or click the first letter of a drug name: A B C D ... Z Injury Disease Nutrition Poison ... Digestive system organs Celiac disease is an inherited, autoimmune disease. The lining of the small intestine is damaged in response to ingestion of gluten and other proteins found in wheat, barley, rye, possibly oats, and their derivatives. The intestines contain projections (called villi) that normally absorb nutrients. In undiagnosed or untreated celiac disease, these villi become flattened and the ability to absorb nutrients properly is altered. As a result, several other organ systems may also be affected. The disease can first develop at any point in life from infancy to late adulthood. Sprue; Nontropical sprue; Gluten intolerance; Gluten-sensitive enteropathy
Nascobal Gel Drug Information Nascobal Gel AIDS, Crohn s disease, tropical sprue, and nontropical sprue (idiopathic in nontropical sprue, or administration of antibiotics in tropical sprue. http://www.drugs.com/PDR/Nascobal_Gel.html
Extractions: 500 mcg/0.1 mL Rx Only Cyanocobalamin is a synthetic form of vitamin B with equivalent vitamin B activity. The chemical name is 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazolyl cyanocobamide. The cobalt content is 4.35%. The molecular formula is C H CoN O P, which corresponds to a molecular weight of 1355.38 and the following structural formula: coenzymes are very unstable in light. Vitamin B is essential to growth, cell reproduction, hematopoiesis, and nucleoprotein and myelin synthesis. Cells characterized by rapid division (e.g., epithelial cells, bone marrow, myeloid cells) appear to have the greatest requirement for vitamin B
Extractions: This survey of medical eponyms and the persons behind them is meant as a general interest site only. No information found here must under any circumstances be used for medical purposes, diagnostically, therapeutically or otherwise. If you, or anybody close to you, is affected, or believe to be affected, by any condition mentioned here: see a doctor. A gastrointestinal disease resulting from defective fat and calcium absorption, with deficient capacity for metabolising the gluten fraction gliadin. Main symptoms are intestinal infantilism with abdominal distension, fatty diarrhoea, anorexia, extreme wasting, fatigue, and stunting of growth sometimes to the point of dwarfism. Intake of gluten-free food improves the condition markedly. Most commonly seen in children, with onset between 6 and 9 months, but also occurs in adults. Autosomal dominant inheritance with incomplete penetrance has been suggested.
Celiac Gluten Induced Enteropathy, nontropical sprue or Celiac Disease. It is thought that Gluten Induced Enteropathy is caused by an inborn error of metabolism or http://www.theberries.ns.ca/Archives/celiac.html
Extractions: Gluten Induced Enteropathy, Nontropical Sprue or Celiac Disease It is thought that Gluten Induced Enteropathy is caused by an inborn error of metabolism or immunologic sensitivity to gliadin by the small intestines. A patient may show only one or more of the following symptoms: frequent, foul-smelling stools that are pale and foamy; easy fatigue; anemia; pallor; weight loss; vomiting; cramps; irritability; a distended abdomen and/or constipation. The mucosa of the jejunum of the untreated patient with Celiac Disease or gluten sensitive enteropathy has a characteristic appearance which is described as flat. The only definitive diagnostic tool for celiac disease at the present time is a small bowel biopsy, before the patient starts on a gluten free diet. Antigliadin and AntiEndomysial Antibody blood screening tests are being done in some centers in Canada. These blood screening tests are still in the testing stages, and so while helpful in screening family members of celiacs, they currently cannot be used for a final diagnosis. Once the offending protein gluten (gliadin fraction) has been removed from the diet, the individual will begin to feel better very quickly, often within days. In time the jejunal mucosa will return to normal or near normal.
Extractions: var externalLinkWarning = "The link you have selected will take you to a site outside Merck and The Merck Manuals.*n*nThe Merck Manuals do not review or control the content of any non-Merck site. The Merck Manuals do not endorse and are not responsible for the accuracy, content, practices, or standards of any non-Merck sources."; Search The Second Home Edition , Online Version Search Index A B C D ... Z Sections Accidents and Injuries Blood Disorders Bone, Joint, and Muscle Disorders Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders ... Women's Health Issues Resources Anatomical Drawings Multimedia Pronunciations Weights and Measures ... , Online Version Section Digestive Disorders Chapter Malabsorption Topics Introduction Celiac Disease Intestinal Lymphangiectasia Lactose Intolerance Tropical Sprue Whipple's Disease Celiac Disease Buy The Book Print This Topic Email This Topic Pronunciations celiac disease corticosteroid dermatitis edema ... steatorrhea Celiac disease (nontropical sprue, gluten enteropathy, celiac sprue) is a hereditary intolerance to gluten, a protein found in wheats, barley, and oats, which causes characteristic changes in the lining of the small intestine, resulting in malabsorption. Celiac disease affects as many as 1 of 300 people in Italy and southwestern Ireland, yet it is extremely rare in Africa, Japan, and China. There is a genetic component; about 10% of people with celiac disease have a close relative with the disease. In this disease, gluten, a protein found in wheat and, to a lesser extent, barley, rye, and oats, is believed to stimulate the production of certain antibodies. These antibodies damage the inner lining of the small intestine, resulting in flattening of the villi. The resulting smooth surface leads to malabsorption of nutrients. However, the small intestine's normal brushlike surface and function are restored when the person stops eating foods containing gluten.
THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 3, Ch. 30, Malabsorption Syndromes (nontropical sprue; Gluten Enteropathy; Celiac Sprue). A chronic intestinal malabsorption disorder caused by intolerance to gluten. http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section3/chapter30/30c.jsp
UpToDate Tropical Sprue The term nontropical sprue was then devised to designate chronic diarrhea and aphthous ulcers in children and adults living in western Europe or the United http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=mal_synd/4524&title=Celiac disease
Please Help NCPD Collect Information About Celiac Sprue about the dangers inherent in wheat communion wafers for those individuals who have celiac sprue (also known as celiac disease and nontropical sprue). http://www.ncpd.org/Celiac Sprue.htm
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Celiac Disease - Sprue Sprue; nontropical sprue; Gluten intolerance; Glutensensitive enteropathy. Treatment. A life-long gluten-free diet is required. This allows the intestinal http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000233trt.htm
Extractions: zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zfs=0;zCMt='a61' About Healthcare Center Healthcare Center Essentials ... Help zau(256,140,140,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/C.htm','');w(xb+xb+' ');zau(256,140,140,'von','http://z.about.com/0/ip/496/6.htm','');w(xb+xb); Search Healthcare Center ENCYCLOPEDIA INDEX Injury Disease Nutrition Poison ... Z Overview Symptoms Treatment Prevention Alternative Names: Sprue; Nontropical sprue; Gluten intolerance; Gluten-sensitive enteropathy Treatment: A life-long gluten-free diet is required. This allows the intestinal villi to heal. Foods, beverages, and medications which contain wheat, barley, rye, and possibly oats are eliminated completely. You must read food and medication labels carefully to look for "hidden" sources of these grains and their derivatives. Since wheat and barley grains are found abundantly in the American diet, the treatment is challenging but achievable with education and planning. You should NOT begin the gluten-free diet before a diagnosis is made. Doing so will alter future testing for the disease. Vitamin and mineral supplements may be prescribed to correct nutritional deficiencies. Occasionally, corticosteroids (such as prednisone) may also be prescribed for short-term use or if you have refractory sprue. Following a well-balanced, gluten-free diet is generally the only treatment required for achieving wellness and eliminating symptoms.
Tropical Medicine Central Resource There are still some who consider tropical sprue, nontropical sprue and celiac disease to be varied manifestations of the same basic disorder. http://tmcr.usuhs.mil/tmcr/chapter16/pathology.htm
Extractions: Etiology and Pathology The various etiological postulates and their "pros" and "cons" are summarized in Table 16.1. In tropical sprue there is alteration of the epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus, but the greatest changes occur in the jejunum. An atrophic process predominates in the jejunal and ileal mucosa and, in decreasing order of severity, the tongue, buccal mucosa, stomach and colon are affected. In the jejunum, the normal finger-like villous processes become shortened and broadened, producing a leaf-like or ridge-like appearance, indicating partial villous atrophy (unlike celiac disease which causes total villous atrophy). Next Page Previous Page USED WITH PERMISSION
Tropical Medicine Central Resource Table 16.1 Etiological postulates regarding tropical sprue, and their pros and cons and histological presentation to the nontropical sprue of infants, http://tmcr.usuhs.mil/tmcr/chapter16/pathologyT1.htm
Extractions: Table 16.1 - Etiological postulates regarding tropical sprue, and their pros and cons In favor Against Infection Sprue is epidemic and spreads in certain geographic locations, especially during the hot, dry season preceding the rainy season. Affected people in the nontropics have a history of having lived in or passed through endemic areas. Fever is often present at the onset of the disease. There is an increase in the toxins of gram-negative bacterial organisms and an occasional increase in bacterial colony counts. Acute enteritis may precipitate sprue. There is an increase in inflammatory cells in the lamina propria with variable edema. The clinical response to tetracycline is good, and the disease can be cured, with restoration of the normal histology of the small bowel mucosa. Stool and blood cultures have not shown any organism. No antigen or antibody has been found. Electron microscopy has identified no virus. Volunteers who ingested algae demonstrated different clinical and biochemical findings. Allergy There is an increase in eosinophils in the lamina propria. There is an increased incidence and susceptibility following pregnancy and/or bacillary dysentery. There is a close resemblance of the clinical, biochemical, radiological, and histological presentation to the nontropical sprue of infants, to celiac disease, and to the idiopathic steatorrhea of adults caused by gluten sensitivity.
