ALLMedicine™ Tropical Sprue Center

Jan 13th, 2021 - Casal's Necklace: Extraintestinal Manifestation of Tropical Sprue.|2021|Sethi SS,Sachdeva S,Puri AS,|

Feb 28th, 2020 - Q2. Correct answer: D Rationale This patient has tropical sprue based on her travel to an endemic country, negative celiac serologies, labs revealing a macrocytic anemia and low albumin and characteristic histology (villous blunting, increased int.

INTRODUCTION Tropical sprue is a chronic diarrheal disease, possibly of infectious origin, that involves the small intestine and is characterized by malabsorption of nutrients, especially folic acid and vitamin B12. Sprue is an Anglicized form of ...

Aug 2nd, 2018 - While the prevalence of celiac disease (CD) is increasing globally, the prevalence of tropical sprue (TS) is declining. Still, there are certain regions in the world where both patients with CD and TS exist and differentiation between them is a ch...

Jan 31st, 2018 - Tropical sprue is a rare acquired disease, probably of infectious etiology, characterized by malabsorption and megaloblastic anemia. Diagnosis is clinical and by small-bowel biopsy. Treatment is with tetracycline and folate for 6 mo.

Jan 13th, 2021 - Casal's Necklace: Extraintestinal Manifestation of Tropical Sprue.|2021|Sethi SS,Sachdeva S,Puri AS,|

Mar 6th, 2020 - Cyanocobalamin is indicated for vitamin B12 deficiencies due to malabsorption which may be associated with the following conditions: It may be possible to treat the underlying disease by surgical correction of anatomic lesions leading to small bow...

Feb 28th, 2020 - Q2. Correct answer: D Rationale This patient has tropical sprue based on her travel to an endemic country, negative celiac serologies, labs revealing a macrocytic anemia and low albumin and characteristic histology (villous blunting, increased int.

Jan 17th, 2020 - Pernicious anemia, both uncomplicated and accompanied by nervous system involvement. Dietary deficiency of Vitamin B12, occurring in strict vegetarians and in their breast-fed infants. (Isolated vitamin B12 deficiency is very rare). Malabsorption ...

Dec 15th, 2019 - EnLyteTM Extra-LN is indicated in the treatment of macrocytic anemias resulting from cobalamin deficiency - including pernicious anemia, and the prevention of folate deficiency; EnLyteTM Extra-LN is indicated as a primary and adjunctive treatment ...

Feb 28th, 2020 - Q2. Correct answer: D Rationale This patient has tropical sprue based on her travel to an endemic country, negative celiac serologies, labs revealing a macrocytic anemia and low albumin and characteristic histology (villous blunting, increased int.

Case Presentation A white Swiss man presented with painful arm cramps and a history of symptoms over a period of 3 years. In the initial clinical investigation, the 52-year-old carpenter also showed edema in both legs, without any other complaints...