<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> The MERCK Manual is available on the World Wide Web. Here is the URL for the section Celiac Sprue: http://www.merck.com/!!rPf_o30jNrPg8C00nA/pubs/mmanual/html/pilldgb.htm Enjoy Marvin -- Marvin E. Pollard, Jr. [[log in to unmask]] Project Development Specialist College Center for Library Automation Tel +1 904 922-6044 1238 Blountstown Highway FAX +1 904 922-6431 Tallahassee, FL 32304 USA [Merck Publications] [Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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