Which of these diseases causing malabsorption is associated with diagnostic pathologic changes in the intestine?
A) Diabetes
B) Radiation enteritis
C) Pancreatic insufficiency
D) Celiac sprue
E) Intestinal bacterial overgrowth

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Celiac sprue is associated with diagnostic pathologic changes in the intestine, specifically the presence of villous atrophy and crypt hyperplasia. This is the result of an immune response to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye, and leads to malabsorption of nutrients. Diabetes, radiation enteritis, pancreatic insufficiency, and intestinal bacterial overgrowth can also cause malabsorption but are not typically associated with specific pathologic changes in the intestine.

Which of These Diseases Causing Malabsorption Is Associated with Diagnostic