a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation
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Examples of tropical sprue
tropical sprue
The villous atrophy seen on biopsy may also be due to unrelated causes, such as tropical sprue, giardiasis and radiation enteritis.
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Sprue is defined as a chronic, chiefly tropical disease characterized by defective absorption of food, anemia, gastrointestinal disorders, etc.
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