title: Present status of subclinical intestinal malabsorption in the tropics.
abstract: A review of the literature on subclinical intestinal disease shows its probable relevance in certain nutritional deficiencies in the indigenous residents of tropical climates. A significant incidence of intestinal disease has been defined among asymptomatic fit-looking adult Nigerians. The results of subsequent investigation into the pathogenesis of this disorder strongly point to hypoalbuminaemia as the important factor capable of producing a biochemically and histologically defined malabsorptive state leading to subnormal nutritional status among members of this community.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000150:complications; D001706:Biopsy; D004463:Ecology; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D009548:Niger; D011506:Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012709:Serum Albumin; D012712:Serum Globulins; D013182:Sprue, Tropical / Q000150:complications; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014330:Tropical Medicine; D014994:Xylose / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D012712:Serum Globulins; D005492:Folic Acid; D014994:Xylose; D013752:Tetracycline