Sprue, Tropical

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Test:

Faecal fat (H), Hb (L), xylose absorption test (L),B.megaloblasts (H), P.carotene (L), S.calcium (L), S.cholesterol (L)

Sign:

Foul greasy stools, cachexia

Dd:

Coeliacdisease, other malabsorption syndromes,bacterial enteritis, protozoan and helminthic en­teritis

Phys:

Intestinal disease due to nutritional deficiencyand/or bacterial infection. Exact aetiology un­known