CLINICAL AND HEMATOLOGICAL REVIEW OF SPRUE BASED ON THE STUDY OF 150 CASES
Authors: Ramon M. Suarez
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Article1 October 1938CLINICAL AND HEMATOLOGICAL REVIEW OF SPRUE BASED ON THE STUDY OF 150 CASESRAMON M. SUAREZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.RAMON M. SUAREZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-4-529 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptManson described sprue as "an insidious chronic remitting catarrhal inflammation of the . . . alimentary canal occurring particularly in Europeans who are residing or have resided in tropical or subtropical climates." Certain investigators, such as Newham, Morris and Manson-Bahr1stress the fact that the anemia of sprue is secondary to a gastrointestinal lesion and not due to disease of the blood-forming organs. The disease, however, is classified in some of the standard textbooks under Diseases of the Hematopoietic System and in others it is included under Gastro-Enterology. Now, is sprue primarily a disease of the alimentary canal or a...Bibliography1. MANSON B: Manson's tropical diseases, 1936, William Wood and Co. Google Scholar2. HANSENSTAA KVH: Die Einheimische Sprue und Ihre Folgekrankheiten, 1936, George Thieme. Google Scholar3. CASTLERHOADSLAWSONPAYNE WBCPHAGC: Etiology and treatment of sprue, Arch. Int. Med., 1933, lvi, 627. Google Scholar4. HANESMCBRYDE FMA: Identity of sprue, non-tropical sprue and celiac disease, Arch. Int. Med., 1936, lviii, 1. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. BARKERRHOADS WHCP: The effect of liver extract on the absorption of fat in sprue, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1937, cxciv, 804. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. HESS THAYSEN E: Quart. Jr. Med., 1935, iv, 359. Google Scholar7. SUAREZ RM: Anemia perniciosa de tipo macrocitico, Rev. Medica de Barcelona, 1934. Google Scholar8. MILLERBARKER DKWH: Clinical course and treatment of sprue, Arch. Int. Med., 1937, lx, 385-566. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. SUAREZ RM: Hematological studies in sprue, Bol. Asoc. Medica de Puerto Rico, 1935, xxvii, 239. Google Scholar10. SUAREZ RM: El Tratamiento del Espru y el uso del Extracto Acuoso de Higado on su Anemia, Bol. Asoc. Med. de P. R., 1936, xxviii, 74-86. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: San Juan, P. R.*Delivered before the American College of Physicians, New York City, April 7, 1938. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byIdiopathic Small Intestinal Disease in the TropicsFolate in Tropical SprueRegarding the Definition of Tropical SprueTropical Sprue in New York CityThe structural and functional status of the liver in tropical sprueHemostasis in a case of tropical sprue with bleeding diathesisRole of Nutritional Deficiencies in Tropical SprueThe Roentgenologic Appearance of The Small Intestine in SprueFUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SPRUE*RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ-MOLINA, F.A.C.P.Die Krankheiten des DarmesThe Sprue Syndrome—Improved Dietary ManagementThe Diagnosis and Pathogenesis of Tropical Sprue.Sprue: A Consideration of Etiology, Differential Diagnosis and ManagementCarbohydrate in the Treatment of Disease1NoticeAbstractsAbstracts 1 October 1938Volume 12, Issue 4Page: 529-535KeywordsAnemiaGastroenterology and hepatologyHematology and oncologyInflammationLesions ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1938 PDF downloadLoading ...