|
→Types: Expanding article
|
m →Types: Adding/removing external link(s)
|
||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
* [[Environmental enteropathy]] – brought on by the environment |
* [[Environmental enteropathy]] – brought on by the environment |
||
* [[Eosinophilic enteropathy]] |
* [[Eosinophilic enteropathy]] |
||
:A condition in which eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) accumulate in the gastrointestinal tract and in the blood. Eosinophil build up in the gastrointestinal tract can |
:A condition in which [[Eosinophil|eosinophils]] (a type of [[white blood cell]]) accumulate in the [[gastrointestinal tract]] and in the blood. Eosinophil build up in the gastrointestinal tract can resultin[[Polyp (medicine)|polyp]] formation, tissue break down, [[inflammation]], and [[Peptic ulcer|ulcers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/gard/9142/eosinophilic-enteropathy/resources/1|title=Eosinophilic enteropathy {{!}} Disease {{!}} Overview {{!}} Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) – an NCATS Program|website=rarediseases.info.nih.gov|access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref> |
||
* [[Gluten-sensitive enteropathy]] (which can progress to [[coeliac disease]]) |
* [[Gluten-sensitive enteropathy]] (which can progress to [[coeliac disease]]) |
||
* |
* H[[HIV|uman immunodeficiency virus]] (HIV) [[HIV Enteropathy|Enteropathy]] |
||
:Characterized by chronic diarrhea more than one month in duration with no obvious infectious cause in an HIV-positive individual. Thought to be due to direct or indirect effects of HIV on the enteric mucosa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68019053|title=HIV Enteropathy - MeSH - NCBI|website=www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov|access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref> |
:Characterized by chronic diarrhea more than one month in duration with no obvious infectious cause in an HIV-positive individual. Thought to be due to direct or indirect effects of HIV on the enteric mucosa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68019053|title=HIV Enteropathy - MeSH - NCBI|website=www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov|access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref> |
||
* [[IPEX syndrome|Immunodysregulation polyendocrinopathy and enteropathy, X-linked]] (see [[FOXP3]]) |
* [[IPEX syndrome|Immunodysregulation polyendocrinopathy and enteropathy, X-linked]] (see [[FOXP3]]) |
||
| Enteropathy | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Gastroenterology  |
Enteropathy refers to any pathology of the intestine.[1] Although enteritis specifically refers to an inflammation of the intestine, and is thus a more specific term than "enteropathy", the two phrases are sometimes used interchangeably.
Specific types of enteropathy include:
If the condition also involves the stomach, it is known as "gastroenteropathy".
In pigs, porcine proliferative enteropathy is a diarrheal disease.[6]
|
Diseases of the human digestive system
| |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper GI tract |
| ||||||||||
| Lower GI tract Enteropathy |
| ||||||||||
| GI bleeding |
| ||||||||||
| Accessory |
| ||||||||||
| Other |
| ||||||||||
 | This article about a disease, disorder, or medical condition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
