PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | giardiasis |
| Phenotype | C0024523|malabsorption |
| Sentences | 4 |
| PubMedID- 24228819 | giardiasis is associated with malabsorption, reduced growth and developmental retardation in children [5], irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis and chronic fatigue [6]. |
| PubMedID- 23028934 | Further, anion hypersecretion [44], increased intestinal transit rates due to mast cell degranulation [45], brush border shortening due to activation of lymphocytes [40], maldigestion due to brush border enzyme deficiencies [28] and small intestinal malabsorption [36] are causes of diarrhea in giardiasis [41], [46]. |
| PubMedID- 21952867 | The association of giardiasis with the malabsorption of zinc remains controversial. |
| PubMedID- 23961436 | [16] complications of giardiasis include steatorrhea leading to malabsorption and weight loss. |
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