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Also known as malabsorption syndrome, malabsorption syndromes, obsolete malabsorption syndrome

trastorno de la digestión

Key facts

Medical condition (new).name
Malabsorption
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Medical condition (new).caption
Whipple's disease: Alcian blue with apparently eosin counterstain enlarged villus with many macrophages
Medical condition (new).field
Gastroenterology
Medical condition (new).complications
Malnutrition; anaemia; steatorrhoea; diarrhoea
Medical condition (new).causes
Coeliac disease; short bowel syndrome; lactase deficiency; exocrine pancreatic insufficiency; small intestinal bacterial overgrowth; Whipple's disease; genetic diseases; certain medications
Medical condition (new).treatment
Depends on cause

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Research

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gastroenterology
NCI Thesaurus ID
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Article · Español

Se entiende por malabsorción, síndrome de malabsorción o síndrome de maladigestión-malabsorción​ a un trastorno de la digestión causado por la dificultad para asimilar, absorber o digerir los nutrientes presentes en los alimentos a lo largo del tracto gastrointestinal. La malabsorción puede ser debida a diferentes tipos de enfermedades y puede implicar uno o múltiples nutrientes, dependiendo de la anormalidad. Generalmente está asociada a dificultades para absorber nutrientes en el intestino delgado. Suele originar diarreas, gases, distensión abdominal, pérdida de peso, malnutrición, anemia, etc.​

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