Whipple’s Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 331 - 336
Published: Sep 30, 2018
Abstract
Whipple’s disease (WD) is known as an infrequent, systemic, chronic infection caused by the actinomycete Tropherima whipplei (T. whipplei). The disease is frequently characterized by a long prodromal and protean extra-intestinal phase, which often causes misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatments. Herein, we describe the case a 62-year-old man with a histological diagnosis of WD established when oral steroid treatment was started due to rheumatic...
Paper Details
Title
Whipple’s Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Published Date
Sep 30, 2018
Volume
27
Issue
3
Pages
331 - 336
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