[Tropical sprue].
We report the case of a 60 year old female who presented with diarrhoea and malabsorption syndrome, confirmed by the laboratory data and the radiologic examination, which developed after a journey to Egypt. The mainly finding was flattening of the villi in the jejunal biopsy; the syndrome recovered after treatment with antibiotics and folic acid. The case fulfills the diagnostic criteria of tropical sprue although this country is not considered as an endemic area.
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General de Motril, Granada.
J F
JF
Martínez Salmerón
C
C
Corral
M
M
Uariachi
J
J
López
E
E
Perales
I
I
Morales
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013182:Sprue, Tropical / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
Esprue tropical.