Explain the relationship between cirrhosis and ascites
Liver insufficiencyâ portal hypertensionâ â pressure within hepatic circulation âfluid exudes from plasma in capillaries into interstitial tissues
Alters calcium ion influx into enterocytes and disrupts the tight junctions, causing water to leak into the bowel lumen
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How does gluten cause dermatitis herpatiformis?
Genetically predisposed individuals develop IgA antibodies to gluten, which cross-reacts with reticulin in lamina propria. Injury and inflammation =blister