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Tropical Sprue

Tropical Sprue is a chronic malabsorption syndrome characterized by diffuse mucosal injury of the small intestine, prevalent in tropical regions, and distinguished from other enteropathies by its association with prolonged residence in endemic areas and response to prolonged antibiotic and folate therapy.

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223

Predominance of histocompatibility antigen HL-A8 in patients with gluten-sensitive enteropathy

Z. Myron Falchuk, G. Nicholas Rogentine, Warren Strober · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1972 · 381 citations · Full text

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Significance of intraepithelial lymphocytosis in small bowel biopsy samples with normal mucosal architecture

Sanjay Kakar, Vandana Nehra, Joseph A. Murray et al. · The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2003 · 259 citations

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Water and Solute Movement in the Small Intestine of Patients with Sprue*

John S. Fordtran, Floyd C. Rector, Travis Ward Locklear et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1967 · 173 citations · Full text

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Enterotoxigenic Intestinal Bacteria in Tropical Sprue

Frederick A. Klipstein · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1973 · 149 citations

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PATHOLOGY OF THE JEJUNAL MUCOSA IN TROPICAL SPRUE.

Virginia L. Swanson, R. W. Thomassen · PubMed · 1965 · 133 citations

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Authors

438

  1. FA
    Frederick A. Klipstein

    University of Rochester, United States

    21 publications · 878 citations

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    V. I. Mathan

    Christian Medical College, Vellore, India

    21 publications · 686 citations

    16

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  3. SJ
    S. J. Baker

    Christian Medical College, Vellore, India

    15 publications · 636 citations

    13

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  4. TW
    Thomas W. Sheehy

    Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, United States

    10 publications · 385 citations

    10

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  5. TM
    Theodore M. Bayless

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    9 publications · 220 citations

    9

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1–5 of 438

Institutions

136

  1. Christian Medical College, Vellore

    Vellore, India

    18 h-index

    77 publications

    2.7K citations

  2. University of Puerto Rico System

    San Juan, Puerto Rico

    11 h-index

    32 publications

    987 citations

  3. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    11 h-index

    25 publications

    675 citations

  4. Christian Medical College

    Ludhiana, India

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    802 citations

  5. University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus

    San Juan, Puerto Rico

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    807 citations

  6. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    277 citations

  7. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

    Lucknow, India

    5 h-index

    22 publications

    658 citations

  8. United States Army

    Arlington, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    303 citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 35 publications · 1K citations

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  2. Gastroenterology

    18 publications · 740 citations

    17

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  3. Gut

    19 publications · 608 citations

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  4. Annals of Internal Medicine

    14 publications · 664 citations

    13

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  5. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

    AJCN · 16 publications · 529 citations

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