Question: What is celiac sprue?
Answer: Celiac sprue is an alternate (and old-fashioned) name for celiac disease. Other names for celiac disease include non-tropical sprue and gluten enteropathy.
Celiac sprue (celiac disease) is not the same as tropical sprue. Tropical sprue is a malabsorption disorder that develops in people who spend long periods in the tropics and subtropics. It is usually treated with the antibiotic tetracycline.
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