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Descriptor
English
:
Lactose Intolerance
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Intolerancia a la Lactosa
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Intolerância à Lactose
Synonyms
English
:
Alactasia
Dairy Product Intolerance
Hypolactasia
Intolerance, Lactose
Lactose Malabsorption
Malabsorption, Lactose
Milk Sugar Intolerance
Tree Number:
C06.405.469.637.506
C16.320.565.202.589
C18.452.603.506
C18.452.648.202.589
Definition
English
:
The condition resulting from the absence or deficiency of
LACTASE
in the MUCOSA cells of the
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
, and the inability to break down
LACTOSE
in milk for
ABSORPTION
. Bacterial
fermentation
of the unabsorbed
lactose
leads to symptoms that range from a mild indigestion (
DYSPEPSIA
) to severe
DIARRHEA
.
Lactose intolerance
may be an inborn error or acquired.
History Note
English
:
67(64)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
7964
Unique Identifier:
D007787
Occurrence in VHL
:
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