RESUMEN

We report the case of a 60 year old female who presented with diarrhoea and malabsorption syndrome, confirmed by the laboratory data and the radiologic examination, which developed after a journey to Egypt. The mainly finding was flattening of the villi in the jejunal biopsy; the syndrome recovered after treatment with antibiotics and folic acid. The case fulfills the diagnostic criteria of tropical sprue although this country is not considered as an endemic area.

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Esprue Tropical , Femenino , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Esprue Tropical/diagnóstico , Esprue Tropical/tratamiento farmacológico

RESUMEN

We report the case of a female patient that fulfills major criteria of Behcet's disease. Multiple esophageal aphthous ulcers seen by endoscopy responded to therapy with steroids and colchicine.

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Síndrome de Behçet/complicaciones , Enfermedades del Esófago/etiología , Adulto , Síndrome de Behçet/diagnóstico , Síndrome de Behçet/tratamiento farmacológico , Colchicina/administración & dosificación , Quimioterapia Combinada , Enfermedades del Esófago/diagnóstico , Enfermedades del Esófago/tratamiento farmacológico , Esofagoscopía , Femenino , Humanos , Prednisona/administración & dosificación , Úlcera/diagnóstico , Úlcera/tratamiento farmacológico , Úlcera/etiología