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Overview
TS is endemic in India, Southeast Asia and the Caribbean. TS is rarely seen in short-term travelers and surveys of returned travelers in the recent times indicate that it is occurring less frequently worldwide.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Tropical sprue is endemic to India and southeast Asia, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.
Prevalence
Incidence
The overall incidence of TS was 0.24 per 100,000 person-years based on the number of active duty military personnel.[1]
Case Fatality Rate
Age
Patients of all age groups may develop TS, with the mean age of 40 years and ranging from 27-74 years.
Gender
Race
Caucasians were at an increased risk of acquiring TS.
Endemic
- The disease is endemic in Caribbean, Central America, Venezuela and Columbia, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia and the Philippines.[2]
Epidemic
- TS is endemic in places located between 30° north and south of the equator, including India, Southeast Asia, West Africa, northern South America, and several locations in the Caribbean.[3][4]
References
- ↑ McCarroll, Matthew G.; Riddle, Mark S.; Gutierrez, Ramiro L.; Porter, Chad K. (2015). "Infectious Gastroenteritis as a Risk Factor for Tropical Sprue and Malabsorption: A Case–Control Study". Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 60 (11): 3379–3385. doi:10.1007/s10620-015-3768-8. ISSN 0163-2116.
- ↑ O'Brien W (1979). "Tropical sprue: a review". J R Soc Med. 72 (12): 916–20. PMC 1437255. PMID 552462.
- ↑ Brown, Ian S.; Bettington, Andrew; Bettington, Mark; Rosty, Christophe (2014). "Tropical Sprue". The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 38 (5): 666–672. doi:10.1097/PAS.0000000000000153. ISSN 0147-5185.
- ↑ Ramakrishna BS (2013). "Tropical sprue: a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma". Indian J Med Res. 137 (1): 12–4. PMC 3657874. PMID 23481048.