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ArticleGastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench2023

Collagenous sprue: a rare cause of watery diarrhea and villous atrophy - case report.

Luís Fernandes, Bárbara Machado, António José Cruz, Gonçalo Sarmento, Rita Quelhas Costa, Teresa Pereira, Horácio Scigliano, Rute Cerqueira

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Article in Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Celiac Disease: Beyond Diet and Food Awareness.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Luís FernandesCentro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.
Bárbara MachadoCentro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.
António José CruzCentro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.
Gonçalo SarmentoCentro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.
Rita Quelhas CostaCentro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.
Teresa PereiraCentro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.
Horácio SciglianoCentro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.
Rute CerqueiraCentro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.
Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga E.P.E. · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Collagenous sprue is a rare and unrecognized cause of diarrhea and weight loss, mainly affecting the duodenum and small bowel. The clinical picture often resembles that of coeliac sprue, the main differential diagnosis, albeit, being refractory to a gluten-free diet. The histological features are fundamentally characterized by the deposition of collagen beneath the basement membrane of gut mucosa. Treatment should be initiated as soon as the diagnosis is established, so as to prevent the progression of fibrosis. We will describe the case of a 76-year-old woman with collagenous sprue, her diagnostic workup, histopathological examination, and response to treatment.

Indexed as

Case reportCollagenous sprueMalabsorptionWatery diarrheaWeight loss

Identifiers

PMID37070112
PMCPMC10105505
OpenAlexW4366238709

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