Abstract：
Our current understanding of tropical sprue is that it is a malabsorption syndrome that responds to treatment with folic acid and a broad spectra antibiotic. This realization came only after countless years of research by legions of investigators. Twenty-seven individual studies on various aspects of tropical sprue were published in the Puerto Rico Journal of Public Health and Tropical Medicine from 1925 to 1949. This article summarizes significant findings, presented chronologically, and speculates on the direction of future investigations into tropical sprue.
摘要：
我们目前对热带浇口的理解是，它是一种吸收不良综合征，对叶酸和广谱抗生素的治疗有反应。这种认识是在经过无数研究人员的研究之后才实现的。1925年至1949年，《波多黎各公共卫生与热带医学杂志》发表了关于热带浇口各个方面的27项单独研究。这篇文章总结了重要的发现，按时间顺序呈现，并推测未来对热带浇口的调查方向。
