malabsorption

Insulin has been shown to induce a receptor-mediated response leading to gut maturation and adaptation, important in preterm newborns with intestinal malabsorption and infants similarly affected by Short Bowel Syndrome.

Many causes of Secondary Pellagra were identified as alcohol, intestinal malabsorption, carcinoid tumours, Hartnup's Syndrome, Anorexia Nervosa and drugs (Table 1).

Reduced hepatic blood flow and intestinal malabsorption in severe falciparum malaria.

Evidence for intestinal malabsorption of iodine in protein-calorie malnutrition.

[6] Sometimes these hairballs result in weight loss, intestinal malabsorption or gastro-intestinal obstruction, perforation, abscesses, pancreatitis, obstructive jaundice, gastric emphysema and even death, especially in children.

Measuring the 25(OH)D is necessary for the early diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency.[7,8] Low or low-to-normal levels of 25(OH)D indicate a vitamin D deficiency due to lack of sunlight, inadequate vitamin D intake, or intestinal malabsorption.[7] Celiac disease that leads to malabsorption is one of the known causes of vitamin D deficiency.[1] The diagnosis of CD is usually made in childhood.

Most patients (63 of 93 total) had conditions associated with intestinal malabsorption, including 7 patients with pernicious anemia and 3 with ileal resection.

Usefulness of jejunal biopsy in the study of intestinal malabsorption in the elderly.

Intestinal malabsorption as seen in conditions such as Crohn's and coeliac disease tends to cause a decrease in serum cholesterol levels.

Enterocytozoon bieneusi is an important cause of persistent diarrhea, intestinal malabsorption, and wasting in HIV-positive adults.