Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease

Introduction: Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease

Description of Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease

Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease: A clonal disorder, also known as immunoproliferative small intestinal disease or Mediterranean lymphoma, characterised by the secretion of a defective alpha heavy chain. It predominantly affects young people in the Mediterranean region. It involves the small intestine, and patients usually present with malabsorption syndrome, abdominal pain, weight loss, and fever. There is extensive villous atrophy of the small intestinal mucosa, which is heavily infiltrated by small lymphocytes and plasma cells. The small intestinal morphologic changes are consistent with a mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALT lymphoma). Alpha heavy chain disease frequently progresses to large B-cell lymphoma, and normally has a poor prognosis. -- 2004
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Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease: A condition that is caused by HYPERPLASIA of LYMPHOCYTES in the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL) and the mesenteric LYMPH NODES. These lymphocytes produce an anomalous alpha heavy chain protein. Generally, these IPSID patients have either concurrent LYMPHOMA or develop lymphoma within a few years. The disease was first described in the Mediterranean region and is characterized by malabsorption; WEIGHT LOSS; DIARRHEA; and STEATORRHEA.
Source: MeSH 2007

Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease:

• Intestinal disease
• Small
• Small syndrome
• Intestinal
• Intestinal symptoms (5299 causes)
• Intestinal disorder
• Intestinal pain
• Diffuse
• Infiltration

Terms associated with Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease:

Terms Similar to Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease:

• Alpha heavy chain disease
• IgA heavy chain disease

Source: Diseases Database

• Heavy Chain Disease, IgA Type
• IPSID
• Lymphoma, Mediterranean
• alpha-Chain Disease

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease

• Lymphoma
• Intestinal Neoplasms
• Heavy Chain Disease
• Lymphoproliferative Disorders

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease

The following list attempts to classify Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms by Histologic Type
    • Lymphoma
      • Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Digestive System Diseases
  • Digestive System Neoplasms
    • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
      • Intestinal Neoplasms
        • Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Digestive System Diseases
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases
    • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
      • Intestinal Neoplasms
        • Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Digestive System Diseases
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases
    • Intestinal Diseases
      • Intestinal Neoplasms
        • Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases
  • Hematologic Diseases
    • Blood Protein Disorders
      • Paraproteinemias
        • Heavy Chain Disease
          • Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease

External links related to: Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease

• heavy chain disease - General Practice Notebook

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