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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]

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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.

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Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

References

  1. 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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