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Celiac disease

Coeliac disease or celiac disease is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the small intestine. Classic symptoms include gastrointestinal problems such as chronic diarrhoea, abdominal distention, malabsorption, loss of appetite, and among children failure to grow normally. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Celiac sprue
Coeliac disease
Gluten-induced enteropathy
Nontropical sprue
Is A
Chronic gastrointestinal disease
Sprue
May Cause
Anemia
Chronic nonobstructive small bowel distention
Delayed bone age
Dilated small bowel with normal mucosal folds
Duodenal wall thickening
Gastrointestinal dysfunction
Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
Immune disorder
Increased risk of neoplasm
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Intracranial calcification
Malabsorption
Megacolon
Osteomalacia
Retarded skeletal maturation
Rickets
Steatorrhea
Synonyms
Celiac sprue
Coeliac disease
Gluten-induced enteropathy
Nontropical sprue
Is A
Chronic gastrointestinal disease
Sprue
May Cause
Anemia
Chronic nonobstructive small bowel distention
Delayed bone age
Dilated small bowel with normal mucosal folds
Duodenal wall thickening
Gastrointestinal dysfunction
Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
Immune disorder
Increased risk of neoplasm
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Intracranial calcification
Malabsorption
Megacolon
Osteomalacia
Retarded skeletal maturation
Rickets
Steatorrhea


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