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- Disease Name
- Malabsorption Syndrome
- Standard Disease Name
- malabsorption syndrome
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- ICD-10
- K90.9|K90
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- MeSH ID
- D008286
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- UMLS ID
- C0024523
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Description and Extensions
- Description
- NCI2016_NICHD_1602D:A syndrome usually characterized by diarrhea resulting from the inadequate absorption of macronutrients in the small intestine.|NCI2016_NCI-GLOSS_1602D:A group of symptoms such as gas, bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea resulting from the body's inability to properly absorb nutrients.|NCI2016_CTCAE_1602D:A disorder characterized by inadequate absorption of nutrients in the small intestine. Symptoms include abdominal marked discomfort, bloating and diarrhea.|NCI2016_02D:A syndrome resulting from the inadequate absorption of nutrients in the small intestine. Symptoms include abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea.|MSH2017_2016_08_12:General term for a group of MALNUTRITION syndromes caused by failure of normal INTESTINAL ABSORPTION of nutrients.|MEDLINEPLUS_20151021:<p>Your small intestine does most of the digesting of the foods you eat. If you have a malabsorption syndrome, your small intestine cannot absorb nutrients from foods.</p> <p>Causes of malabsorption syndromes include</p> <ul> <li><a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/celiacdisease.html'>Celiac disease</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lactoseintolerance.html'>Lactose intolerance</a></li> <li>Short bowel syndrome. This happens after surgery to remove half or more of the small intestine. You might need the surgery if you have a problem with the small intestine from a disease, injury, or birth defect.</li> <li>Whipple disease, a rare bacterial infection</li> <li>Genetic diseases</li> <li>Certain medicines</li> </ul> <p>Symptoms of different malabsorption syndromes can vary. They often include chronic diarrhea, abnormal stools, weight loss, and gas. Your doctor may use lab, imaging, or other tests to make a diagnosis.</p> <p>Treatment of malabsorption syndromes depends on the cause.</p>|CSP2006:impaired absorption of nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract.|AIR93:Malabsorption: decreased absorption of fat and other nutrients caused by liver, biliary, pancreatic or intestinal disease. The 72-hour fecal fat determination is the best single test for mal- absorption.
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