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Refractory sprue

If symptoms and signs of celiac disease do not resolve or re-occur although a strict gluten-free diet has been kept, healtcare professionals call this state refractory sprue.

Remission

The period during which the symptoms/signs of a disease abate or subside.

Rickets

Softening of the bones in children, usually caused by vitamin D deficiency. It can result in frequent bone fractures and deformation of bones, for example bowed legs.

Rotavirus

Virus that causes severe diarrhea, particularly in infants.