Tropical sprue natural history, complications and prognosis

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Complications

Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are common complications.

In children, sprue leads to:

• Delay in the maturing of bones (skeletal maturation)
• Growth

Prognosis

The prognosis for tropical sprue is excellent. It usually does not recur in patients who get it during travel to affected regions. The recurrence rate for natives is about 20%.