Whipple’s disease presenting as weight gain and constipation in a Chinese woman
Abstract Background Whipple’s disease is a chronic infection due to Tropheryma whipplei, commonly reported in the Caucasian but not in the Chinese population. Case presentation A 52-year-old female with good past health, was diagnosed with Whipple’s disease, presenting with constipation, unintention...
Main Authors: | Haiyan Ye, Xiao Hu, Tommy Richard Sun-Wing Tong, Shuang Chen, Tao Li, Fanfan Xing, Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Kelvin Hei-Yeung Chiu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-05-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08276-y |
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