Spectrum of malabsorption syndrome in north Indian children.
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ABSTRACT
AIMS:
To know the spectrum of malabsorption syndrome (MAS) in infants and children and highlight agewise differences in etiology in different age groups.METHODS:
137 children presenting with diarrhea of more than 3 weeks' duration and/or growth failure and abnormality of one of more tests of malabsorption were studied. Etiology of MAS was determined using investigations specific for each of the causes.RESULTS:
Sixty two (45%) children were below 2 years of age and 75 (55%) above. Common causes of MAS were protracted diarrhea 45 (33%), celiac disease 35 (26%), parasitic infestations 13 (9%), milk protein intolerance 8 (6%), intestinal tuberculosis 7 (5%). In 18 (13%) patients, cause of MAS could not be determined. Protracted diarrhea (73%) and milk protein intolerance (13%) constituted the major etiology of MAS in children below 2 years of age, whereas celiac disease (43%), parasitic infestations (15%) and intestinal tuberculosis (9%) were the common causes in children above 2 years of age.CONCLUSION:
The spectrum of MAS in Indian children in different age groups is distinctly different from that seen in developed countries.
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Main subject:
Humans
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Celiac Disease
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Adolescent
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India
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Year:
1993
Type:
Article