Malabsorption syndrome: is an alteration in the ability of the intestine to absorb nutrients adequately into the bloodstream. See detailed information below for a list of 62 causes of Malabsorption syndrome, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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causes of Malabsorption syndrome as a symptom include:
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causes of Malabsorption syndrome
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Malabsorption syndrome: una state characterized by diverse features such as diarrhea, weakness, edema, lassitude, weight loss, poor appetite, protuberant abdomen, pallor, bleeding tendencies, paresthesias, muscle cramps, and steatorrhea; caused by any of several conditions in which there is ineffective absorption of nutrients, e.g., sprue, gluten-induced enteropathy, gastroileostomy, tuberculosis, and certain fistula types.
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General term for a group of MALNUTRITION syndromes caused by failure of normal INTESTINAL ABSORPTION of nutrients.
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A pattern of symptoms including loss of appetite and bloating and weight loss and muscle pain and steatorrhea; associated with celiac disease and sprue and cystic fibrosis
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The list below shows some of the causes of Malabsorption syndrome mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Malabsorption syndrome. Of the 62 causes of Malabsorption syndrome that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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Intestinal malabsorption
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Symptoms related to Malabsorption syndrome:
Celiac disease, Traveller's diarrhea, Cow's milk intolerance, Zollinger- Ellison syndrome, Diabetes mellitus (183 causes), Bile salt malabsorption, Sucrose intolerance, Blind loops, Tropical sprue, Whipple's disease
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