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Gastric similarities and differences between tropical sprue and pernicious anemia

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Conclusions

  1. 1.

    In the great majority of cases of tropical sprue the stomach is invaded by the gram-negative flora of the large intestine, as occurs in pernicious anemia.

  2. 2.

    The mucosal atrophy observed in the gastroscopic examination of individuals suffering from sprue is less marked than that obtaining in cases of the pernicious anemias of temperate climates.

  3. 3.

    Cases of tropical sprue eliminate neutral red by the gastric mucosa, even when there exists a histamine-resistant achylia.

  4. 4.

    We believe that this test may be useful in the differential diagnosis between the two syndromes.

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Olleros, A.R. Gastric similarities and differences between tropical sprue and pernicious anemia. Jour. D. D. 9, 261–264 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02996958

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