DA95
category
Coeliac disease
Definition
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
- Idiopathic steatorrhoea
- Nontropical sprue
Also indexed as
ACD - [adult coeliac disease]Adult coeliac diseaseAdult gluten-induced enteropathyAdult idiopathic steatorrhoeaCCD - [childhood coeliac disease]Childhood coeliac diseaseChildhood gluten-induced enteropathyCoeliac diseaseGee diseaseGee-Herter diseaseGee-Thaysen diseaseGluten-sensitive enteropathyHerter Gee syndromeHeubner-Herter diseaseIdiopathic steatorrhoeaInfantile idiopathic steatorrhoeaMicroscopic enteritisNon-refractory coeliac sprueNontropical sprueRefractory coeliac sprueThaysen's diseaseceliac diseasecoeliac infantilismcoeliac ricketsinfant coeliac diseaseinfantile coeliac diseaseinfantile non-tropical spruelatent coeliac diseasenon-tropical sprue of childhoodpotential coeliac disease
Nearby in Diseases of small intestine
DA90Nonstructural developmental anomalies of small intestineDA91Obstruction of small intestineDA92Other acquired anatomical alterations of small intestineDA93Motility disorders of small intestineDA94Noninfectious enteritis or ulcer of small intestineDA96Intestinal malabsorption or protein-losing enteropathyDA97Certain vascular disorders of small intestineDA98Polyps of small intestine