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Tropical sprue

Tropical sprue is a disease commonly found in tropical regions, marked with abnormal flattening of the villi and of the lining of the small . It differs significantly from coeliac sprue. It appears to be a more severe form of environmental .

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·Diarrhoea, pain, weight loss

How it's found

· histology

Treatment

·, replacement

Complications

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