title: [Secondary lactase deficiency in children and its epidemiologic implications].
abstract: The main contributions in the knowledge of secondary lactase deficiency in children are reviewed. We present the clinical features of fermentative diarrhea and the current physiopathological issues, diagnostic procedures, and dietetic treatments, related to this diarrhea, as well as a review of the diseases associated with it. Finally, we discuss the epidemiological implications of the deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Dpto. de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de México.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vega Franco
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D043322:Lactase; D007787:Lactose Intolerance / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000172:deficiency*
chemical_list: D043322:Lactase; D001616:beta-Galactosidase