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Whipple's disease | | Whipple's disease: Encyclopedia - Whipple's disease | | Whipple's disease is a rare disease caused by the bacteria Tropheryma whipplei.
It was first described by George Hoyt Whipple in 1907.
Whipple's disease - Symptoms.
arthritis
malabsorption
intestinal lipodystrophy (accumulation of fatty deposits in lymph nodes of the intestine)
lymphadenopathy
abdominal pain
diarrhea
fever
Whipple's disease - Diagnosis.
Diagnosis is made by intestinal biopsy, ...
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Whipple's disease
Whipple's disease is a rare disease caused by the bacteria Tropheryma whipplei.
It was first described by George Hoyt Whipple in 1907.
Whipple's disease - Symptoms
- arthritis
- malabsorption
- intestinal lipodystrophy (accumulation of fatty deposits in lymph nodes of the intestine)
- lymphadenopathy
- abdominal pain
- diarrhea
- fever
Whipple's disease - Diagnosis
Diagnosis is made by intestinal biopsy, which shows as PAS-positive inclusions.
At times, small bowel X-rays may show some thickened folds.
Whipple's disease - Treatment
Treatment is with penicillin, ampicillin, tetracycline or co-trimoxazole for 4-6 months.
Other related archives1907, George Hoyt Whipple, PAS, abdominal pain, ampicillin, arthritis, bacteria, biopsy, co-trimoxazole, diarrhea, fever, lymphadenopathy, malabsorption, penicillin, rare disease, tetracycline
 Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Whipple's disease", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki |
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