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Tropical sprue is classified based on the duration of symptoms into acute phase and a chronic phase. | 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== |
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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 symptom onset into the following:[2]
- Acute phase: It is seen in visitors to tropical regions present with insidious onset, acute diarrhoea with abdominal pain, nausea, and flatulence. Systemic symptoms such as fever, myalgia, and weakness may be present.
- Chronic phase: It 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 takes 2 to 4 years of duration 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.