Diarrhoea in a family from Pakistan

Lactose intolerance, the inability to metabolise lactose in milk and dairy products is due to deficiency of lactase in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract resulting in multiple GI and systemic symptoms. Diagnosis requires a degree of clinical suspicion.

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Published in:Clinical medicine (London, England) England), 2010-08, Vol.10 (4), p.408-409
Main Authors: Subrayappa, Navin Kumar, Heydtmann, Mathis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Consanguinity
Diarrhea - etiology
Female
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
General aspects
Humans
Lactase - deficiency
Lactose Intolerance - diagnosis
Lactose Intolerance - genetics
Lesson of the Month
Male
Medical sciences
Nausea - etiology
Other diseases. Semiology
Pakistan - ethnology
Scotland
Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus
Vomiting - etiology
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Summary:Lactose intolerance, the inability to metabolise lactose in milk and dairy products is due to deficiency of lactase in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract resulting in multiple GI and systemic symptoms. Diagnosis requires a degree of clinical suspicion.
ISSN:1470-2118
1473-4893
DOI:10.7861/clinmedicine.10-4-408