Challenging case of Whipple's disease: The contribution of radiology [PDF]
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 Whipple's disease is a rare chronic infectious disease, caused by Tropheryma whipplei. The disease can be challenging to diagnose due to the variable clinical manifestations and the nonspecific laboratory and imaging findings.
João Garrido Santos, MD +4 more
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Современная ревматология, 2013 Whipple’s disease is a rare multisystemic disease caused by the gram-positive bacillus Tropheryma whipplei. The paper characterizes the etiology and pathogenesis of the disease, gives a broad spectrum of its clinical manifestations, and outlines the ...
Boris Sergeyevich Belov
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Tropheryma whipplei Crystalline Keratopathy: Report of a Case and Updated Review of the Literature [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2012 Purpose. To report a case of Tropheryma whipplei infection with crystalline keratopathy and review the recent literature on the presentation, diagnosis, and management of Whipple's disease. Methods.
Scott D. Schoenberger +2 more
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Eyelid abscess as an initial manifestation of whipple’s disease: a case report and comprehensive literature review [PDF]
BMC OphthalmologyBackground Whipple’s disease, caused by Tropheryma whipplei, is a rare chronic infection predominantly affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Ocular involvement is uncommon, and periorbital manifestations are exceedingly rare.
Ashwaq Yahya Asiri +4 more
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An Incidental Finding of Whipple’s Disease Masquerading as Nonspecific, Long-Standing Symptoms [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious DiseasesWhipple’s disease is a rare bacterial infection that is often present for years prior to diagnosis. Symptoms are nonspecific in the early stages of presentation and are primarily gastrointestinal in nature.
Thomas Tuggle +3 more
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IRF4 haploinsufficiency in a multiplex family with Whipple’s diseaseIRF4 deficiency and Whipple’s disease [PDF]
Journal of Human ImmunityWe report two patients with Whipple’s disease caused by autosomal dominant IRF4 deficiency.
Sinem Ünal +12 more
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Whipple’s disease presenting as weight gain and constipation in a Chinese woman [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023 Background Whipple’s disease is a chronic infection due to Tropheryma whipplei, commonly reported in the Caucasian but not in the Chinese population.
Haiyan Ye +8 more
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Neurological presentation of Whipple's disease after long-term antibiotic treatment: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008 Introduction Whipple's disease is a rare systemic infectious disorder caused by Tropheryma whipplei. Case presentation We report a 68-year-old male with Whipple's disease of the central nervous system following long-term antibiotic therapy and many years
Gundling Felix +3 more
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Zdravniški Vestnik, 2009 Background Whipple’s disease is a chronic, multisystemic disease caused by a microorganism named Tropheryma whipplei. Disease is rare, so it presents a diagnostic problem to clinicians. Long-term treatment with antibiotics is successful.
Izidor Kern +3 more
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Endocarditis and systemic embolization from Whipple’s disease
IDCases, 2021 Whipple’s disease (WD), caused by infection with the organism Tropheryma whipplei, is a rare disease that classically presents with diarrhea, weight loss, and polyarthralgia.
Yu Ting He +4 more
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