ACUTE FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY OF UNKNOWN AETIOLOGY: TEMPERATE SPRUE.

Gut ·Vol. 4 ·1963-09-00 ·Pages 292-8

COOKE WT, FONE DJ, COX EV, MEYNELL MJ, GADDIE R

Abstract

The 20 patients described could be included in the group of patients diagnosed as ;idiopathic steatorrhoea'. However, their histories were short and diarrhoea was not a major feature. Since megaloblastic anaemia due to folic acid deficiency was a common feature it is suggested that these patients may form a homogeneous group and the diagnostic label of temperate sprue is suggested.

Keywords

ADOLESCENCE ANEMIA MACROCYTIC BIOPSY DIAGNOSIS LABORATORY FOLIC ACID GERIATRICS JEJUNUM PATHOLOGY SPRUE VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY

MeSH Terms

Adolescent Anemia Anemia, Macrocytic Biopsy Celiac Disease Clinical Laboratory Techniques Folic Acid Folic Acid Deficiency Geriatrics Jejunum Pathology Vitamin B Deficiency

Chemicals

Folic Acid

Authors & Affiliations

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COOKE W T

FONE D J

COX E V

MEYNELL M J

GADDIE R

References (6)

6 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Gut

Abbr.

Gut

ISSN

0017-5749

DOI

10.1136/gut.4.3.292

Published

1963-09-00

Pages

292-8

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

2985108R

PMCID

PMC1413449

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/gut.4.3.292 PMC Full Text View journal details

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