Sprue Idiopathic steatorrhea

Gluten-induced enteropathy Acute sprue Chronic sprue Idiopathic steatorrhea... 

Absorption of fat is seriously impaired in man in the absence of bile from the intestinal tract, for example, in obstructive jaundice, although splitting of fat to fatty acids and glycerol proceeds normally. In sprue, idiopathic steatorrhea, and the celiac syndrome, fat is also poorly absorbed, although there is no decrease in available bile and the enzymatic breakdown to fatty acids is unimpaired. It has been suggested that a defective phosphorylating mechanism, due to deficiency of one or more vitamins of the B complex, may account for poor absorption in the sprue syndrome. Folic acid may be one of the factors involved. 

Malabsorption syndrome Steatorrhea Tropical sprue Idiopathic hypercalcemia... 

Effects in Patients with Idiopathic Steatorrhea and Tropical Sprue. 89... 

The main points of differentiation are summarized in Table 2. It will be seen that the group can be divided up into gluten-induced enteropathy, acute sprue, chronic sprue and idiopathic steatorrhea. As the cause of the sudden development of severe folic add deficiency... 

Carbohydrate Malabsorption 318 The Dumping Syndrome 318 Steatorrhea Idiopathic Steatorrhea Celiac Disease or Nontropical Sprue... 

When fat splitting and absorption is normal the ingestion of fats has in general been found to aid calcium absorption. In conditions in which there is excessive fat excretion, however, such as sprue or idiopathic steatorrhea, calcium is lost in the feces as calcium soaps. It has also been suggested... 

In any event, this and related syndromes (celiac disease, also known as nontropical sprue or idiopathic steatorrhea), call attention to an almost completely neglected aspect of folic metabolism— the glutamyl chains in the native folic coenzymes. 

Glucocorticoid antagonism Idiopathic hypercalcemia Malabsorption syndrome Sarcoidosis Steatorrhea Tropical sprue... 

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