ReviewPakistan journal of medical sciences
Disorders associated with malabsorption of iron: A critical review.
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- Importance of scattered white spots detected in the duodenum and their relationship with zonulin.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Erythroferrone in focus: emerging perspectives in iron metabolism and hematopathologies.Blood science (Baltimore, Md.) · 2024Review
- Resolution of gastric antral vascular ectasia following cessation of imatinib.BMJ case reports · 2024Review
- The Role of Hepcidin and an Oral Iron Absorption Test in Identifying the Root Cause of Iron-Restricted Anemia (Enter-Iron).Acta haematologica · 2024Article
- The Assessment of Serum Fibronectin Levels as a Potential Biomarker for the Severity of Drug-Sensitive Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Pilot Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Unveiling the Spectrum of Ophthalmic Manifestations in Nutritional Deficiencies: A Comprehensive Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- Growth and anemia among children with tuberculosis infection at different sites in Southwest China.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Tuberculosis-Associated Anemia: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2022Review
- A Systematic Review of Nutritional Lab Correlates with Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Case Report: Complicated Meckel Diverticulum Spectrum in Children.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
- Iron-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Mini-Review of the Literature and Suggested Mechanisms.Cureus · 2020Review
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Abstract
Malabsorption is a disorder of the gastrointestinal tract that leads to defective digestion, absorption and transport of important nutrients across the intestinal wall. Small intestine is the major site where most of the nutrients are absorbed. There are three main mechanisms of malabsorption; premucosal, mucosal and postmucosal. Premucosal malabsorption is the inadequate digestion due to improper mixing of gastrointestinal enzymes and bile with chyme. This could be because of surgical resection of the small intestine or a congenital deficiency of the enzymes and bile responsible for digestion e.g. postgastrectomy, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, cystic fibrosis, gallstones, cholangitis etc. Mucosal malabsorption occurs in celiac disease, tropical sprue, Crohn's disease etc. Postmucosal condition arises due to impaired nutrients transport e.g. intestinal lymphangiectasia, macroglobulinemia etc. Disorders of malabsorption lead to decreased iron absorption and produce iron deficiency anemia. Using the index terms malabsorption, postgastrectomy, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, cystic fibrosis, gallstones, cholangitis, celiac disease, tropical sprue, Crohn's disease intestinal lymphangiectasia, macroglobulinemia and iron deficiency anemia the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched. Additional data sources included bibliographies and references of identified articles.
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