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SECTION 5. GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
 
56. MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES
 
CELIAC DISEASE
 
(Nontropical Sprue; Gluten Enteropathy; Celiac Sprue)
 
A chronic intestinal malabsorption disorder caused by intolerance to gluten,
characterized by a flat jejunal mucosa with clinical and/or histologic
improvement following withdrawal of dietary gluten.
 
Also See
CELIAC DISEASE;Etiology and Prevalence
 
CELIAC DISEASE;Symptoms and Signs
 
CELIAC DISEASE;Laboratory Findings
 
CELIAC DISEASE;Diagnosis
 
CELIAC DISEASE;Prognosis and Natural History
 
CELIAC DISEASE;Treatment