Challenging case of Whipple's disease: The contribution of radiology

Challenging case of Whipple's disease: The contribution of radiology

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. We report the case of a 75-year-old man, complaining of weight loss...

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Main Authors: João Garrido Santos, MD, Patrícia Costa, MD, António Galzerano, MD, Celso Matos, PhD, João Lourenço, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Whipple disease
Tropheryma whipplei
Arthralgia
Weight loss
Lymph nodes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321009225

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