Enteropathy

Enteropathy

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Enteropathy refers to any pathology of the intestine. [DorlandsDict|three/000035737|enteropathy]

Types

Specific types of enteropathy include:
* Gluten-sensitive enteropathy (Which can progress to Coeliac Disease)
* Hemorrhagic enteropathy
* Protein-losing enteropathycite web |url=http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1926.htm |title=eMedicine - Protein-Losing Enteropathy : Article by Naeem Aslam |format= |work= |accessdate=]
* Porcine proliferative enteropathy (PPE)
* Radiation enteropathycite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000300.htm |title=MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Radiation enteritis |format= |work= |accessdate=]
* Enteropathy associated T-cell lymphoma
* Immunodysregulation polyendocrinopathy and enteropathy, X-linked (see FOXP3)

If the condition also involves the stomach, it is known as "gastroenteropathy".

Although enteritis specifically refers to an inflammation of the intestine, and is thus a more specific term than "enteropathy", the two phrases are sometimes used interchangeably.

References


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  • Enteropathy, protein-losing — Condition in which plasma protein is lost to excess into the intestine. This can be due to diverse causes including gluten enteropathy, extensive ulceration of the intestine, intestinal lymphatic blockage, and infiltration of leukemic cells into… …   Medical dictionary

  • enteropathy — noun Date: circa 1889 a disease of the intestinal tract …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • enteropathy — /en teuh rop euh thee/, n. Pathol. any abnormality of the intestinal tract. [1890 95; ENTERO + PATHY] * * * …   Universalium

  • enteropathy — noun /ɛntəˈɹɒpəθi/ An internal disorder or disease …   Wiktionary

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  • enteropathy — [ˌɛntə rɒpəθi] noun (plural enteropathies) Medicine a disease of the intestine, especially the small intestine …   English new terms dictionary

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