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Tropical sprue

Evidencia revisada por última vez: 15 Feb 2026
Tema actualizado por última vez: 20 Apr 2023

Resumen

定义

病史和体格检查

关键诊断因素

  • prolonged exposure to an endemic area
  • constitutional symptoms
  • diarrhea
  • bloating
  • foul-smelling, greasy stools
  • glossitis
  • numbness of fingers and toes
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其他诊断因素

  • abdominal cramping
  • fever
  • leg swelling
  • hair loss
  • cheilitis/angular stomatitis
  • pedal edema
  • hyperactive bowel sounds/borborygmi
  • hyperpigmentation/eczematous rash
  • pallor
  • dry eyes
  • corneal xerosis
  • decreased deep tendon reflexes/decreased vibratory sensation
  • night blindness
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危险因素

  • prolonged exposure to an endemic area
  • HLA antigen in the Aw-19 series
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诊断性检查

首要检查

  • CBC
  • quantitative fecal fat assay
  • D-xylose test
  • serum folate
  • serum vitamin B12
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需考虑的检查

  • stool ova and parasites (O and P)
  • stool culture
  • upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsy
  • folic acid therapeutic trial
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治疗流程

持续性治疗

tropical sprue symptoms

撰稿人

作者

Daniel Wild, MD

Professor of Medicine

Division of Gastroenterology

Duke University Medical Center

Durham

NC

利益声明

DW declares that he has no competing interests.

Iris L. Vance, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Gastroenterology

Duke University Medical Center

Durham

NC

利益声明

ILV declares that she has no competing interests.

鸣谢

Dr Daniel Wild and Dr Iris L. Vance would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Moises Guelrud, a previous contributor to this topic. MG declares that he has no competing interests.

同行评议者

J. Thomas LaMont, MD

Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Division of Gastroenterology

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston

MA

利益声明

JTLM declares that he has no competing interests.

Daniel Leffler, MD, MS

Instructor in Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Director of Clinical Research

The Celiac Center

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston

MA

利益声明

DL declares that he has no competing interests.

Paul Ciclitira, MBBS, MD, PhD

Professor of Gastroenterology

Department of Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences

King's College London

Rayne Institute

St Thomas' Hospital

London

UK

利益声明

PC declares that he has no competing interests.

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关键文献

Keele KD, Bound JP. Sprue in India: a clinical survey of 600 cases. BMJ. 1946;1:77-81.

Sheehy TW, Cohen WC, Wallace DK, et al. Tropical sprue in North Americans. JAMA. 1965;194:1069-1076. 摘要

Sheehy TW, Baggs B, Perez-Santiago E, et al. Prognosis of tropical sprue. A study of the effect of folic acid on the intestinal aspects of acute and chronic sprue. Ann Intern Med. 1962;57:892-908. 摘要

Suarez RM, Spies TD, Suarez RM Jr. The use of folic acid in sprue. Ann Intern Med. 1947;26:642-677.

Rickles FR, Klipstein FA, Tomasini J, et al. Long-term follow-up of antibiotic-treated tropical sprue. Ann Intern Med. 1972;76:203-210. 摘要

Guerra R, Wheby MS, Bayless TM. Long term antibiotic in tropical sprue. Ann Intern Med. 1965;63:619-634. 摘要

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