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The diagnostic value of the D-xylose absorption test in adult coeliac disease. 1987

S Bodé, and E Gudmand-Høyer

Dept. of Medical Gastroenterology, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark.

The 25-g D-xylose absorption test was assessed in a total of 40 adult patients with coeliac disease before and after treatment and in 25 control patients. Because of a large overlap neither the urinary excretion rates nor the 1-h blood concentrations were of any use in the assessment of the individual patients. The overlap was most pronounced for the urine values. In contrast to an earlier report, we could not demonstrate an increased discrimination when the blood concentrations were corrected to a constant body surface area. The D-xylose absorption test provides very little guidance in determining the effect of dietary treatment in coeliac disease. Our results emphasize the serious limitations of the test, and we recommend that it be abandoned.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002446	Celiac Disease	A malabsorption syndrome that is precipitated by the ingestion of foods containing GLUTEN, such as wheat, rye, and barley. It is characterized by INFLAMMATION of the SMALL INTESTINE, loss of MICROVILLI structure, failed INTESTINAL ABSORPTION, and MALNUTRITION.	Gluten Enteropathy,Sprue, Celiac,Sprue, Nontropical,Celiac Sprue,Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy,Sprue,Disease, Celiac,Enteropathies, Gluten,Enteropathies, Gluten-Sensitive,Enteropathy, Gluten,Enteropathy, Gluten-Sensitive,Gluten Enteropathies,Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy,Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathies,Nontropical Sprue
D004796	Clinical Enzyme Tests	Analyses for a specific enzyme activity, or of the level of a specific enzyme that is used to assess health and disease risk, for early detection of disease or disease prediction, diagnosis, and change in disease status.	Enzyme Tests, Clinical,Clinical Enzyme Test,Enzyme Test, Clinical,Test, Clinical Enzyme,Tests, Clinical Enzyme
D005260	Female		Females
D005983	Glutens	Prolamins in the endosperm of SEEDS from the Triticeae tribe which includes species of WHEAT; BARLEY; and RYE.	Gluten,Gluten Protein,Glutelin,Glutelins,Gluten Proteins,Hordein,Hordeins,Secalin,Secalins,Protein, Gluten
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D014994	Xylose		D-Xylose,D Xylose