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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 GLUTEN-containing foods, 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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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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DeCS SciELO LILACS LIS
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