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.

Ninety-seven Puerto Rican patients with tropical sprue were studied. Forty-seven patients were untreated at the time of study, and 50 had been receiving therapy for various periods. The untreated ...

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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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 ...

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 ...

AX Express sprue pickers are made for presses from 40 to 500 tons. The robots come with an integrated control and operator pendant, including an LCD with back lighting. There are LED indicators on all ...

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 ...