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MeSH Heading: Sprue, Tropical
Tree Number(s): C06.405.469.637.850; C18.452.603.850
Unique ID: D013182
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013182
Annotation: note "tropical": do not confuse with non-tropical sprue which is CELIAC DISEASE
Scope Note: A chronic malabsorption syndrome, occurring mainly in residents of or visitors to the tropics or subtropics. The failed INTESTINAL ABSORPTION of nutrients from the SMALL INTESTINE results in MALNUTRITION and ANEMIA that is due to FOLIC ACID deficiency.
Entry Term(s): Idiopathic Tropical Malabsorption Syndrome
NLM Classification #: WI 470
See Also: Celiac Disease
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/12/04

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Sprue, Tropical MeSH Descriptor Data 2025