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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Celiac Disease
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Enfermedad Celíaca
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Doença Celíaca
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Synonyms English:
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Gluten Enteropathy
Sprue, Celiac
Sprue, Nontropical
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Tree Number:
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C06.405.469.637.250
C18.452.603.250
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Definition English:
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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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Indexing Annotation English:
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do not confuse with SPRUE, TROPICAL
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See Related English:
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Enteropathy-Associated T-Cell Lymphoma
Sprue, Tropical
Wheat Hypersensitivity
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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2481
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Unique Identifier:
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D002446
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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