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Gastroenterology - Malabsorption
Celiac Disease Characteristics
- Epidemiology
- European Descent
- HLA-DQ2
- HLA-DQ8
- Pathophysiology
- Autoimmune-mediated Intolerance of Gliadin
- Symptoms
- Dermatitis Herpetiformis
- Weight Loss
- Failure to Thrive
- Decreased Bone Density
- Steatorrhea
- Anemia
2 mins
Celiac Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Diagnosis
- Blunting of Intestinal Villi
- Lymphocytes in Lamina Propria
- Anti-gliadin Antibodies (IgA)
- Anti-endomysial Antibodies (IgA)
- Anti-tissue Transglutaminase Antibodies (IgA)
- Treatment
- Gluten-Free Diet
- Corticosteroids
- Dapsone
- Complications
- Intestinal Lymphoma
2 mins
Whipple's Disease
- Tropheryma Whipplei
- Gram-Positive
- Middle-aged, Caucasian men and Farmers
- Malabsorption
- Mesenteric Nodes
- Arthralgias
- Cardiac Symptoms
- Neurologic Symptoms
- PAS-positive Foamy Macrophages
1 min
