Cutaneous Granulomatosis Revealing Whipple’s Disease: Value of <i>Tropheryma whipplei</i> Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for the Diagnosis

Cutaneous Granulomatosis Revealing Whipple’s Disease: Value of <i>Tropheryma whipplei</i> Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for the Diagnosis

Whipple’s Disease is a rare systemic infectious disease caused by the ubiquitous actinomycetes <i>Tropheryma whipplei (T. whipplei).</i> We report herein a rare case of a cutaneous granulo matosis with hypercalcemia as an unusual presenting feature of Whipple’s disease. The diagnosis of...

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Main Authors: Souheil Zayet, Pierre Isnard, Jacinta Bustamante, David Boutboul, Sarra Abroug, Nabil Belfeki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
granulomatosis
polymerase chain reaction
skin
Whipple’s disease
<i>Tropheryma whipplei</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/11/1438

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