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Abstract
A malabsorption syndrome that is precipitated by the ingestion of foods containing GLUTEN, such as wheat, rye, and barley. It is characterized by INFLAMMATION of the SMALL INTESTINE, loss of MICROVILLI structure, failed INTESTINAL ABSORPTION, and MALNUTRITION.
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- Celiac Sprue
- Gluten Enteropathy
- Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy
- Sprue
- Sprue, Celiac
- Sprue, Nontropical
- Disease, Celiac
- Enteropathies, Gluten
- Enteropathies, Gluten-Sensitive
- Enteropathy, Gluten
- Enteropathy, Gluten-Sensitive
- Gluten Enteropathies
- Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy
- Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathies
- Nontropical Sprue
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not confuse with SPRUE, TROPICAL
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Celiac Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002446. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002446
- Celiac Disease. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeliac_disease
- Celiac Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11088