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Case Reports
. 1994 Apr;85(4):273-5.

[Tropical sprue]

[Article in Spanish]
J F Martínez Salmerón  1 , C Corral, M Uariachi, J López, E Perales, I Morales
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  • PMID: 8031617
Case Reports

[Tropical sprue]

[Article in Spanish]
J F Martínez Salmerón et al. Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 1994 Apr.

Abstract

We report the case of a 60 year old female who presented with diarrhoea and malabsorption syndrome, confirmed by the laboratory data and the radiologic examination, which developed after a journey to Egypt. The mainly finding was flattening of the villi in the jejunal biopsy; the syndrome recovered after treatment with antibiotics and folic acid. The case fulfills the diagnostic criteria of tropical sprue although this country is not considered as an endemic area.

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