1. Table 1. Clinical symptoms in MAS and recommended laboratory tests
Symptom, clinical sign
Laboratory test
Steatorrhea (pale stool in abundance)
Analysis for lipids in the stool, lipemia in blood (triglycerids)
Chronic diarrhea
Enlarged belly
Anorexia
Weight lost
Dehydration
Hypotension
Malnutrition (energy deficiency)
Muscle wasting
Fatty liver
Anemia
Hypoalbuminemia
Growth failure
Apathy and irritability
Hair changes: the flag sign
Lactose tolerance, D-xylose tolerance, Schilling´s test
Duodenal biopsy for histology and/or immunohistochemistry (CD3 lymphocytes)
Serology: determination of antibodies to gluten (AGA) and/or of autoantibodies such ase anti-tTGase2 and anti-DGP.
HLA II genotyping for risk factors (DQ2 and DQ8).
Andrej Beseda et al. The Malabsorption Syndrome versus Celiac Disease: A Diagnostic Reappraisal. International
Journal of Celiac Disease, 2015, Vol. 3, No. 4, doi: /ijcd-3-4-5
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