Steatorrhea natural history, complications and prognosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vindhya BellamKonda, M.B.B.S [2]Sunny Kumar MD [3]

Overview

If left untreated, steatorrhea can lead to severe malnutrition due to inability of gastrointestinal tract to absorb fat soluble vitamins and ultimately severe weight loss. Complication of steatorrhea include anemia, intestinal obstruction, weight loss. Prognosis of steatorrhea is generally good with appropriate treatment.

Natural History

If left untreated, steatorrhea can lead to severe malnutrition due to inability of gastrointestinal tract to absorb fat soluble vitamins and ultimately severe weight loss.atorrhea:^[1]^[2]^[3]

Complications

Complication of steatorrhea include:^[4]^[5]

Adults

Children

Prognosis

Prognosis of steatorrhea is generally good with appropriate treatment.

References

↑ Scarpignato C, Gatta L, Zullo A, Blandizzi C, SIF-AIGO-FIMMG Group. Italian Society of Pharmacology, the Italian Association of Hospital Gastroenterologists, and the Italian Federation of General Practitioners (2016). “Effective and safe proton pump inhibitor therapy in acid-related diseases – A position paper addressing benefits and potential harms of acid suppression”. BMC Med. 14 (1): 179. doi:10.1186/s12916-016-0718-z. PMC 5101793. PMID 27825371.
↑ Podboy A, Anderson BW, Sweetser S (2016). “61-Year-Old Man With Chronic Diarrhea”. Mayo Clin Proc. 91 (2): e23–8. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.07.033. PMID 26769182.
↑ Burnett JR, Hooper AJ (2015). “Vitamin E and oxidative stress in abetalipoproteinemia and familial hypobetalipoproteinemia”. Free Radic Biol Med. 88 (Pt A): 59–62. doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.05.044. PMID 26086616.
↑ Valenzise M, Alessi L, Bruno E, Cama V, Costanzo D, Genovese C; et al. (2016). “APECED syndrome in childhood: clinical spectrum is enlarging”. Minerva Pediatr. 68 (3): 226–9. PMID 25502918.
↑ Wilcox C, Turner J, Green J (2014). “Systematic review: the management of chronic diarrhoea due to bile acid malabsorption”. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 39 (9): 923–39. doi:10.1111/apt.12684. PMID 24602022.

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[pmid278253712-1] Scarpignato C, Gatta L, Zullo A, Blandizzi C, SIF-AIGO-FIMMG Group. Italian Society of Pharmacology, the Italian Association of Hospital Gastroenterologists, and the Italian Federation of General Practitioners (2016). “Effective and safe proton pump inhibitor therapy in acid-related diseases – A position paper addressing benefits and potential harms of acid suppression”. BMC Med. 14 (1): 179. doi:10.1186/s12916-016-0718-z. PMC 5101793. PMID 27825371.

[pmid267691822-2] Podboy A, Anderson BW, Sweetser S (2016). “61-Year-Old Man With Chronic Diarrhea”. Mayo Clin Proc. 91 (2): e23–8. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.07.033. PMID 26769182.

[pmid260866162-3] Burnett JR, Hooper AJ (2015). “Vitamin E and oxidative stress in abetalipoproteinemia and familial hypobetalipoproteinemia”. Free Radic Biol Med. 88 (Pt A): 59–62. doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.05.044. PMID 26086616.

[pmid255029182-4] Valenzise M, Alessi L, Bruno E, Cama V, Costanzo D, Genovese C; et al. (2016). “APECED syndrome in childhood: clinical spectrum is enlarging”. Minerva Pediatr. 68 (3): 226–9. PMID 25502918.

[pmid246020223-5] Wilcox C, Turner J, Green J (2014). “Systematic review: the management of chronic diarrhoea due to bile acid malabsorption”. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 39 (9): 923–39. doi:10.1111/apt.12684. PMID 24602022.

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