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celiac sprue:                                        also known as  - GLUTEN SENSITIVE ENTEROPATHY                                                                                                                                  - NON TROPICAL SPRUE It is a chronic disease of the digestive tract that results in an inability to tolerate GLIADIN It affects proximal small intestine mucosa (duodenum + jejunum) completely reversible within 6 months of gluten restriction (clinical + histologically) if not reversible known as REFRACTORY CELIAC DISEASE it...