Causes of Steatorrhea

List of causes of Steatorrhea

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Steatorrhea) that could possibly cause Steatorrhea includes:

• Malabsorption - see also causes of Malabsorption
• Malabsorption of fats in small intestine
• Pancreatitis
• Celiac disease
• Sprue
• See also causes of symptom Steatorrhea
• PFIC - steatorrhea
• Liver cancer - steatorrhea
• Lymphangiectasis - steatorrhea
• Cystic fibrosis - steatorrhea
• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome - Steatorrhea
• Unusual facies, Myelodysplasia and immunodeficiency - steatorrhea
• Abetalipoproteinemia - steatorrhea
• Whipple's Disease - Steatorrhea
• Chylomicron retention disease with Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome - steatorrhea
• Milk allergy
• Intestinal lymphangiectasis - steatorrhea
• Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1 - steatorrhea
• Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 2 - steatorrhea
• Childhood liver cancer, primary - steatorrhea
• Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 3 - steatorrhea
• Pancreatic carcinoma
• Crohn's disease
• Tropical sprue
• Diverticular disease
• Liver disease
• Yorifuji Okuno syndrome - Steatorrhoea
• Short bowel syndrome

More causes: see full list of causes for Steatorrhea

Steatorrhea Causes: Book Excerpts

• Differential Overview - Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Principal Causes of Gastrointestinal Bleeding - Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Steatorrhea as a symptom:

Conditions listing Steatorrhea as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Steatorrhea. Our database lists the following as having Steatorrhea as a symptom of that condition:

• Abetalipoproteinemia
• Childhood liver cancer, primary
• Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
• Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 2
• Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 3
• Chylomicron retention disease with Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Intestinal lymphangiectasis
• Liver cancer
• Lymphangiectasis
• PFIC
• Unusual facies, Myelodysplasia and immunodeficiency
• Whipple's Disease
• Yorifuji Okuno syndrome
• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Medications or substances causing Steatorrhea:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Steatorrhea as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Certain medications that reduce blood fats
• more drugs...»

Read more about medication causes of Steatorrhea

Related information on causes of Steatorrhea:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Steatorrhea may be found in:

• Medications that may cause Steatorrhea
• Hidden causes of Steatorrhea

Causes of Steatorrhea: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the causes of Steatorrhea.

Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Differential Overview
(Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)

Upper GI

❑ Peptic ulcer disease

❑ Gastritis

❑ Mallory-Weiss tear

❑ Esophageal varices

❑ Esophagitis

❑ Epistaxis

❑ Esophageal cancer

❑ Gastric cancer

Lower GI

❑ Infectious diarrhea

❑ Diverticular bleeding

❑ Hemorrhoids

❑ Anal fissure

❑ Inflammatory bowel disease

❑ Angiodysplasia

❑ Colon cancer

❑ Mesenteric ischemia

❑ Aortoenteric fistula

» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »

Source: Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis, 2007

Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Principal Causes of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
(The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)

1. Uppergastrointestinal bleeding
   1. Nose
   2. Mouth and pharynx
   3. Esophagus
      1. Esophagitis
         1. Gastroesophageal reflux
         2. Caustic ingestion
         3. Infection
      2. Foreign body
      3. Varices
      4. Duplication
   4. Gastroesophageal junction
      1. Mallory-Weisstear
   5. Stomach
      1. Gastritis
      2. Ulcer
      3. Duplication
      4. Vascular malformation
      5. Neoplasm
   6. Duodenum
      1. Ulcer
      2. Foreign body
      3. Varices
      4. Duplication
      5. Vascular malformation
      6. Hemobilia
   7. Other
      1. Swallowed blood
      2. Coagulopathy
         1. Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn(vitamin K deficiency)
         2. Disseminated intravascular coagulation
      3. Drugs
2. Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
   1. Intestine
      1. Cow milk/soyprotein sensitivity
      2. Necrotizing enterocolitis
      3. Infectious colitis
      4. Henoch-Schönlein purpura
      5. Intussusception
      6. Congenital aganglionic megacolon (Hirschsprungdisease)
      7. Meckel diverticulum
      8. Volvulus with malrotation
      9. Inflammatory bowel disease
      10. Intestinal polyps
          1. Solitaryjuvenile polyps/juvenile intestinal polyposis
          2. Adenomatous polyposis of the colon
          3. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
          4. Benign lymphoid hyperplasia
          5. Duplication
          6. Vascular malformation
          7. Neoplasm
   2. Rectum and anus
      1. Anal fissure
      2. Trauma
      3. Sexual abuse
      4. Hemorrhoids
      5. Other
   3. Swallowed blood
   4. Coagulopathy
   5. Drugs
3. Factitious bleeding

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Source: The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics, 2006

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