Celiac sprue, or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, has a wide spectrum of manifestations and is more common than was previously recognized. New, accurate serologic tests make it easier to diagnose this ...

Even though sprue may be the most common cause of flattening of the villi, a biopsy alone is not sufficient to make the diagnosis.

IT is now generally accepted that celiac disease in children and idiopathic steatorrhea (nontropical sprue) in adults are phases of the same disease.1 For convenience we refer to this entity as cel ...

Tropical sprue makes it difficult for your body to absorb certain nutrients. Read about signs and treatment.

Even though sprue may be the most common cause of flattening of the villi, a biopsy alone is not sufficient to make the diagnosis.

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Tropical sprue is a digestive problem that occurs in the tropics and subtropics. People with tropical sprue do not absorb nutrients properly, especially vitamin B12 and folic acid. Normal small ...

Celiac sprue is found in 3-6% of patients with autoimmune hepatitis. [136, 138, 139] Anti-tTG antibodies are frequently elevated in autoimmune hepatitis patients, [140, 141] particularly in those ...

Collagenous sprue is a clinicopathological entity characterized by diarrhea and malabsorption accompanied by the histological findings of subepithelial collagen deposition and severe villous ...

Even though sprue may be the most common cause of flattening of the villi, a biopsy alone is not sufficient to make the diagnosis. Blood testing for the tissue transglutaminase antibody is recommended ...