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Patients with acute phase of tropical sprue present with the following symptoms: | Patients with acute phase of tropical sprue present with the following symptoms: | ||
*Diarrhea | *Diarrhea<ref name="pmid17089618">{{cite journal| author=Thakur B, Mishra P, Desai N, Thakur S, Alexander J, Sawant P| title=Profile of chronic small-bowel diarrhea in adults in Western India: a hospital-based study. | journal=Trop Gastroenterol | year= 2006 | volume= 27 | issue= 2 | pages= 84-6 | pmid=17089618 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17089618 }} </ref> | ||
*Anorexia | *Anorexia | ||
*Abdominal bloating | *Abdominal bloating | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History and Symptoms
Patients with acute phase of tropical sprue present with the following symptoms:
- Diarrhea[1]
- Anorexia
- Abdominal bloating
- Flatulence
- Myalgia
- Fever
Patients with chronic phase of tropical sprue present with the following symptoms:
- Weight loss
- Malnutrition
- Anemia
- Fatigue
- Neuropathy
- Bone pain due to calcium and vitamin D malabsorption
- Weakness in combing hair and getting up from the chair are suggestive of proximal muscle weakness
References
- ↑ Thakur B, Mishra P, Desai N, Thakur S, Alexander J, Sawant P (2006). "Profile of chronic small-bowel diarrhea in adults in Western India: a hospital-based study". Trop Gastroenterol. 27 (2): 84–6. PMID 17089618.