Malabsorbsiyon

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

Malabsorption is a state arising from abnormality in absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Impairment can be of single or multiple nutrients depending on the abnormality. This may lead to malnutrition and a variety of anaemias.

Key facts

Medical condition (new).name: Malabsorption
Medical condition (new).image: whipple2.jpg
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