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Could CT abdomen and PET/CT be helpful in early diagnosis of Whipple’s disease? A case report
IDCases, 2021 Whipple’s disease is a rare disease, which can be fatal if not treated. It is often diagnosed at a late stage because of the varied disease presentation and its rare incidence.
Renu Kadian +2 more
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Current Gastroenterology Reports, 2001 Abstract Whipple’s disease is an uncommon infection caused by the actinomycete Tropheryma whipplei, most commonly diagnosed when overt small intestinal disease leads to malabsorption, but with protean other clinical manifestations (e.g. systemic, neurological, or cardiological).
Florence, Fenollar, Didier, Raoult
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An unusual cause of pancytopenia: Whipple's disease [PDF]
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2014 Whipple's disease is a systemic infectious disease caused by the bacteria Tropheryma whipplei. The most common clinical manifestations of Whipple's disease are weight loss (92%), hypoalbuminemia and steatorrhea (91%, respectively), diarrhea (72 ...
Nay T. Tun +5 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Tropheryma whipplei is the agent of Whipple’s disease, a rare systemic disease characterized by macrophage infiltration of the intestinal mucosa. The disease first manifests as arthralgia and/or arthropathy that usually precede the diagnosis by years ...
Asma Boumaza +11 more
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Differential diagnostic value of rheumatic symptoms in patients with Whipple’s disease
Scientific Reports, 2021 Most patients with Whipple’s disease have rheumatic symptoms. The aim of our prospective, questionnaire-based, non-interventional clinical study was to assess whether these symptoms are useful in guiding the differential diagnosis to the rheumatic ...
Gerhard E. Feurle +6 more
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022 Whipple’s disease is a rare chronic infection caused by the actinomycete Tropheryma whipplei. Patients commonly present with gastrointestinal symptoms. We present a case of classic Whipple’s disease complicated by a probable Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction ...
Marcus C. C. Clarke, Ric N. Price
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2000 Whipple's disease is a systemic bacterial infection and the common though not invariable manifestations are diarrhoea, weight loss, abdominal pain, and arthralgia. Arthritis or arthralgia may be the only presenting symptom, predating other manifestations by years.
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Human Pathology: Case Reports, 2019 Whipple's endocarditis is a rare but treatable infectious disease. We discuss the diagnostic work-up of a case lacking classic endocarditis features. Current challenges in diagnosis and treatment of this under-recognized infection are highlighted.
Julia R. Naso +4 more
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Nearly Fatal Case of Whipple's Disease in a Patient Mistakenly on Anti-TNF Therapy [PDF]
, 2013 Whipple's disease is a rare cause of chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain that may be confused with inflammatory bowel disease. We report a Whipple's case misdiagnosed as Crohn's disease in which treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF ...
Anderson, Teresa A. +4 more
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Mesenteric lymphadenitis as a presenting feature of Whipple’s disease
IDCases, 2017 Detecting Whipple’s disease, a “great imitator”, requires a high index of suspicion so that antimicrobial treatment can be initiated in a timely manner; a missed diagnosis can be fatal.
Mwelwa Chizinga +3 more
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