Whipple's disease: a fatal mimic

• Main Authors: Benjamin Kukull (Author), Jonathon Mahlow (Author), Gillian Hale (Author), Lindsey J. Perry (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: University of São Paulo, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Whipple's Disease, a rare diagnosis caused by the slow-growing bacterium Tropheryma whipplei, most often presents with the classically described signs of malabsorption due to gastrointestinal colonization. However, it can also have signs and symptoms that clinically overlap with rheumatic disea...