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Tropical sprue historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The description of tropical sprue like disease was reported for the first time in Belgium. The name tropical sprue was coined by Sir Patrick Manson.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
- The word “sprue” is derived from a Dutch word “sprouw”. The term was used to describe a condition causing chronic diarrhea and aphthous ulcers in Belgium.
- In 1759, William Hillary, an English physician was the first to observe cases of chronic diarrhea in patients living in tropical areas.
- In 1880, the term tropical sprue was coined by Scottish physician, Sir Patrick Manson.
- In 1960’s, tropical sprue was thought to be the major cause of malabsorption in both adults and children.[1]
- In 1960’s, there was an epidemic of tropical sprue affecting 35,000 people in India.[2]
References
References
- ↑ BAKER SJ (1957). “Idiopathic tropical steatorrhea; a report of sixty cases”. Indian J Med Sci. 11 (9): 687–703. PMID 13474782.
- ↑ Mathan VI, Baker SJ (1968). “Epidemic tropical sprue and other epidemics of diarrhea in South Indian villages”. Am J Clin Nutr. 21 (9): 1077–87. PMID 5675846.
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