Preferred Name

Sprue, Tropical [Disease/Finding]
Synonyms

Sprue, Tropical

Idiopathic Tropical Malabsorption Syndrome

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000002815

altLabel

Sprue, Tropical

Idiopathic Tropical Malabsorption Syndrome

cui

C0038054

May be treated by

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000160326

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000023386

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000022970

MESH DEFINITION

A chronic malabsorption syndrome, occurring mainly in residents of or visitors to the tropics or subtropics. The failed INTESTINAL ABSORPTION of nutrients from the SMALL INTESTINE results in MALNUTRITION and ANEMIA that is due to FOLIC ACID deficiency.

MESH DUI

D013182

MeSH name

Sprue, Tropical

MESH UI

M0020397

NDFRT kind

DISEASE_KIND

notation

N0000002815

NUI

N0000002815

prefLabel

Sprue, Tropical [Disease/Finding]

SNOMED CID

47384003

tui

T047

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000001922

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