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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Tropical sprue is classified based on the duration of symptoms into acute phase and a chronic phase.<ref name="pmid24441659">{{cite journal| author=Brown IS, Bettington A, Bettington M, Rosty C| title=Tropical sprue: revisiting an underrecognized disease. | journal=Am J Surg Pathol | year= 2014 | volume= 38 | issue= 5 | pages= 666-72 | pmid=24441659 | doi=10.1097/PAS.0000000000000153 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24441659 }} </ref> | |||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Tropical sprue can be classified based on the duration of symptoms into the following:<ref name="Greenson2015">{{cite journal|last1=Greenson|first1=Joel K|title=The biopsy pathology of non-coeliac enteropathy|journal=Histopathology|volume=66|issue=1|year=2015|pages=29–36|issn=03090167|doi=10.1111/his.12522}}</ref> | |||
*'''Acute phase:''' | |||
** Tropical sprue in acute phase is seen in visitors to tropical regions present with insidious onset, acute [[diarrhea]] with [[abdominal pain]], [[nausea]], and [[flatulence]]. | |||
** Systemic symptoms such as [[fever]], [[myalgia]], and weakness may be present. | |||
*'''Chronic phase:''' | |||
**Tropical sprue in chronic phase is usually seen in resident population in the endemic regions. | |||
**They present with [[diarrhea]] and symptoms of [[vitamin B12]] and [[folate]] deficiencies which include [[stomatitis]], [[glossitis]], and [[anemia]]. This may take 2 to 4 years to develop. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Tropical sprue is classified based on the duration of symptoms into acute phase and a chronic phase.[1]
Classification
Tropical sprue can be classified based on the duration of symptoms into the following:[2]
- Acute phase:
- Tropical sprue in acute phase is seen in visitors to tropical regions present with insidious onset, acute diarrhea with abdominal pain, nausea, and flatulence.
- Systemic symptoms such as fever, myalgia, and weakness may be present.
- Chronic phase:
- Tropical sprue in chronic phase is usually seen in resident population in the endemic regions.
- They present with diarrhea and symptoms of vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies which include stomatitis, glossitis, and anemia. This may take 2 to 4 years to develop.
References
- ↑ Brown IS, Bettington A, Bettington M, Rosty C (2014). "Tropical sprue: revisiting an underrecognized disease". Am J Surg Pathol. 38 (5): 666–72. doi:10.1097/PAS.0000000000000153. PMID 24441659.
- ↑ Greenson, Joel K (2015). "The biopsy pathology of non-coeliac enteropathy". Histopathology. 66 (1): 29–36. doi:10.1111/his.12522. ISSN 0309-0167.