clinical features
Last reviewed 01/2018
Clinical features can be grouped into those suggestive of:
- macronutrient malabsorption
- micronutrient malabsorption
Clues in the history include:
- medication - alcohol, neomycin, cholestyramine, metformin, and antimetabolites e.g. methotrexate
- previous gastrointestinal surgery
- health of siblings and parents - impaired growth compared to other family members suggests chronic malabsorption