ACUTE FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY OF UNKNOWN AETIOLOGY: TEMPERATE SPRUE.
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.
D000293:Adolescent; D000740:Anemia; D000748:Anemia, Macrocytic; D001706:Biopsy; D002446:Celiac Disease; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D005492:Folic Acid; D005494:Folic Acid Deficiency; D005853:Geriatrics; D007583:Jejunum; D010336:Pathology; D014804:Vitamin B Deficiency
D005492:Folic Acid
ADOLESCENCE; ANEMIA, MACROCYTIC; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, LABORATORY; FOLIC ACID; GERIATRICS; JEJUNUM; PATHOLOGY; SPRUE; VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY