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Sprue
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a tropical disease, prevalent in India, China, Java, and the West Indies. It is described by Sir Patrick Manson as characterized by a peculiar, inflamed, superficially ulcerated, exceedingly sensitive condition of the mucous membrane of the tongue and mouth; great wasting and anaemia; and more or less diarrhoea, with pale and frothy fermenting stools. It is an obscure disorder, and the treatment recommended is rest and milk diet.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Sprue'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/sprue.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Sprue'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/sprue.html. 1910.
