ReviewCurrent gastroenterology reports2014
Tropical sprue in 2014: the new face of an old disease.
Review in Current gastroenterology reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
- Tropical sprue: a narrative review of a neglected malabsorption syndrome.Gut pathogens · 2026Review
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- The etiological profile of chronic organic non-bloody diarrhea in India: A closer look.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2025Article
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- Refractory celiac disease and its mimickers: a review on pathogenesis, clinical-pathological features and therapeutic challenges.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Review
- Travel-related gastrointestinal diseases: Assessment and management.Public health challenges · 2022Review
- Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin drives enteropathic changes in small intestinal epithelia.Nature communications · 2022Article
- Emerging Themes in the Molecular Pathogenesis of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Acute Bacterial Gastroenteritis.Gastroenterology clinics of North America · 2021Review
- Post-infection Irritable Bowel Syndrome.Gastroenterology clinics of North America · 2021Review
- Gut Microbial Dysbiosis in the Pathogenesis of Gastrointestinal Dysmotility and Metabolic Disorders.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2021Review
- What makes non-cirrhotic portal hypertension a common disease in India? Analysis for environmental factors.The Indian journal of medical research · 2019Review
- Post-infection irritable bowel syndrome in the tropical and subtropical regions: Vibrio cholerae is a new cause of this well-known condition.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2019Review
- Epidemiological and clinical perspectives on irritable bowel syndrome in India, Bangladesh and Malaysia: A review.World journal of gastroenterology · 2017Review
- Hunger and microbiology: is a low gastric acid-induced bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine a contributor to malnutrition in developing countries?Microbial biotechnology · 2017Article
- Pros and Cons While Looking Through an Asian Window on the Rome IV Criteria for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Pros.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2017Review
- Post-infectious IBS, tropical sprue and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: the missing link.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2017Review
- Infectious Gastroenteritis as a Risk Factor for Tropical Sprue and Malabsorption: A Case-Control Study.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2015Article
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Abstract
Tropical sprue (TS), once known to be a common cause of malabsorption syndrome (MAS) in India and other tropical countries, is believed to be uncommon currently in spite of contrary evidence. Several recent studies from India showed TS to be the commonest cause of sporadic MAS in Indian adults. TS is diagnosed in patients presenting with suggestive clinical presentation, which cannot be explained by another cause of MAS and investigations revealing malabsorption of two unrelated substances, abnormal small-intestinal mucosal histology, which responds to treatment with antibiotics such as tetracycline and folic acid. There is substantial overlap between TS and postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome. There have been several advances in epidemiology, pathogenesis, and diagnosis of TS, hitherto an enigmatic condition.
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