Malabsorption

Alternative names
Malabsorption syndrome Malabsorption syndrome (disorder)
Subordinate terms
Intestinal malabsorption

Malabsorption
Whipple's disease: Alcian blue with apparently eosin counterstain enlarged villus with many macrophages

Malabsorption
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Overview
Classification Infection Structural defect Digestive failure Systemic disease Iatrogenic
Differentiating Malabsorption from other Diseases

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Synonyms and keywords: Malabsorption syndrome

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Prevention

Case Studies

Case #1

Related Chapters

• Protein losing enteropathy

External links

• Practice guideline from World Gastroenterology Organisation [2]
• Tests for malabsorption; from British Society for Gastroenterology (2003)[3]