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I Narváez Rodríguez¹, J M Herrera Justiniano, J L Márquez Galán

¹Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz.

Revista Espanola De Enfermedades Digestivas

|April 1, 1993

Summary

Celiac sprue patients may develop brown bowel syndrome due to lipofuscin deposition. This condition can mimic intestinal lymphoma on imaging, highlighting a rare complication of malabsorption.

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Background:

Celiac sprue is a chronic autoimmune disorder triggered by gluten ingestion, leading to small intestine villous atrophy and malabsorption.
Long-standing malabsorption conditions can result in rare complications affecting the gastrointestinal tract.
Brown bowel syndrome is a poorly understood entity characterized by a brownish discoloration of the small intestine.