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Tropical sprue other diagnostic studies
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Upper GI endoscopy should be done to obtain a duodenal biopsy and the histological features suggestive of tropical sprue include intestinal villous blunting and intestinal lymphocytosis.
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other Diagnostic Studies
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is normal in patients with tropical sprue.
- Biopsy of the duodenal mucosa will reveal the following features:[1]
- Incomplete villous blunting whereas complete villous blunting is seen in celiac disease
- Intra epithelial lymphocytosis
- Eosinophilic infilteration of the mucosa
References
References
- ↑ Lo A, Guelrud M, Essenfeld H, Bonis P (2007). “Classification of villous atrophy with enhanced magnification endoscopy in patients with celiac disease and tropical sprue”. Gastrointest Endosc. 66 (2): 377–82. doi:10.1016/j.gie.2007.02.041. PMID 17643717.
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