Not All That Flattens Villi Is Celiac Disease: A Review of Enteropathies

Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 Apr;93(4):509-517. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2017.10.025.

Abstract

Enteropathies can be overwhelming for clinicians. There is a wide spectrum of diseases involved; their effect on patients can be severe; and their underlying cause can be obscure. In this article, we outline a practical approach to enteropathies that are most common and not to be missed and is applicable to general and specialist physicians.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Celiac Disease / diagnosis
  • Celiac Disease / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diarrhea / chemically induced
  • Diarrhea / diagnosis*
  • Diarrhea / etiology*
  • Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / complications
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Diseases / complications*
  • Intestinal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Intestinal Mucosa / drug effects
  • Intestinal Mucosa / physiopathology

Supplementary concepts

  • Diarrhea, Chronic, with Villous Atrophy