Malabsorption can be caused by several disease processes. What is an infectious disease causing generalized malabsorption?
A) Celiac sprue
B) Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
C) Whipple's disease
D) Regional enteritis
Ans: C
Feedback: Infectious diseases causing generalized malabsorption (eg, small bowel bacterial overgrowth, tropical sprue, Whipple's disease). Celiac sprue and regional enteritis
are mucosal transport diseases; Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is a luminal disorder;
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