Abnormalities of absorption and jejunal mucosal histology in diarrhoeal diseases in Puerto Rican children

ABSTRACT

The D-xylose, Vitamin A and serum carotane determination were carried out and evaluated as tests of intestinal absorption in a group of children ranging in age from 9 months to 8 years. Jejunal biopsies correlated with the presence or absence of steatorrhea but there was no correlation between stool fat and other tests of absorption (AU)