Tropical sprue

Description

Tropical sprue is a syndrome involving the entire small intestine that causes acute or chronic diarrhoea and malabsorption of nutrients of progressive severity that results in malnutrition and anaemia due to folic acid deficiency. The disorder occurs only among persons (mostly adults) who visit, or are residents of, certain tropical and subtropical areas. Histological changes consist of lengthening of the crypt area and broadening and shortening of the villi with chronic inflammation of small intestine. The cause of tropical sprue is not known, but excess levels of certain types of bacteria in the small intestines have been suggested, and antimicrobial therapy may result in cure of the intestinal abnormalities.

Index terms

Tropical sprue
TS - [tropical sprue]
Tropical steatorrhoea

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psilosis
sprue NOS
tropical diarrhoea
tropical enteropathy
tropical steatorrhea

Inclusions

Tropical steatorrhoea

Exclusions from above levels

DD70 – Crohn disease
DE12.0 – Ileostomy malfunction
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1195691020 – Diseases of duodenum

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01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
02 – Neoplasms
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
06 – Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

DA96.00 – Bacterial overgrowth syndrome
DA96.02 – Malabsorption or intolerance of specific nutrients
DA96.04 – Short bowel syndrome
DA96.05 – Intestinal failure
DA96.0Y – Other specified intestinal malabsorption
DA96.0Z – Intestinal malabsorption, unspecified

Foundation entity

Tropical sprue – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/316377284

Allowed postcoordination axes

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Part of: DA96.0: Intestinal malabsorption › DA96: Intestinal malabsorption or protein-losing enteropathy › 13: Diseases of the digestive system