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==[[Tropical sprue pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==
==[[Tropical sprue pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==
'''Infection'''
* Accompanied by Fever at the onset of the disease
* Increase in the gram-negative bacterial toxins and bacterial colony counts
* Precipitated by a history of acute gastroenteritis.<ref name="pmid26115751">{{cite journal| author=McCarroll MG, Riddle MS, Gutierrez RL, Porter CK| title=Infectious Gastroenteritis as a Risk Factor for Tropical Sprue and Malabsorption: A Case-Control Study. | journal=Dig Dis Sci | year= 2015 | volume= 60 | issue= 11 | pages= 3379-85 | pmid=26115751 | doi=10.1007/s10620-015-3768-8 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26115751  }} </ref>
* There is an increase in the inflammatory cells in the lamina propria with variable edema
* Good clinical response to Tetracycline with restoration of the normal histology.


==[[Tropical sprue causes|Causes]]==
==[[Tropical sprue causes|Causes]]==

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