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Coeliac disease
Doença celíaca
CategoryDefinition
Coeliac disease is a permanent intolerance to gluten proteins, present in wheat, rye, and barley. It is an autoimmune disorder, characterised by a chronic inflammatory state of the small intestinal mucosa and submucosa, which can impair digestion and absorption of nutrients, leading to malnutrition.
Inclusions
- Gluten-sensitive enteropathy
- Nontropical sprue
- Idiopathic steatorrhoea
Index Terms
Coeliac diseaseGluten-sensitive enteropathyNontropical spruecoeliac ricketsGee diseaseGee-Herter diseaseHeubner-Herter diseaseceliac diseaseIdiopathic steatorrhoeaThaysen's diseaseHerter Gee syndromeMicroscopic enteritispotential coeliac diseaselatent coeliac diseaseNon-refractory coeliac sprueRefractory coeliac sprueAdult gluten-induced enteropathyChildhood gluten-induced enteropathyAdult idiopathic steatorrhoeaGee-Thaysen diseaseInfantile idiopathic steatorrhoeaChildhood coeliac diseaseCCD - [childhood coeliac disease]coeliac infantilisminfantile coeliac diseaseinfant coeliac diseaseinfantile non-tropical spruenon-tropical sprue of childhoodAdult coeliac diseaseACD - [adult coeliac disease]