Tropical sprue

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Affected Regions

The disease was first described by William Hillary in 1759 in Barbados. Tropical sprue is endemic to India and southeast Asia, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

External links

• MedlinePlus Encyclopedia Tropical sprue