Whipple disease diagnosed by enteroscopy: first case report in Colombia of an underdiagnosed disease and literature review

Whipple disease diagnosed by enteroscopy: first case report in Colombia of an underdiagnosed disease and literature review

Abstract Background Whipple’s disease is a rare systemic disease caused by a gram-positive bacillus called Tropheryma whipplei. First described in 1907 as an intestinal lipodystrophy with histological finding of vacuoles in the macrophages of the intestinal mucous. Usually the symptoms are localized...

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Main Authors: Margarita Rey R., Luis Alejandro Orozco, Katherine Marrugo, Rocio López, Erika D. Pérez-Riveros, José De la Hoz-Valle, Fernando Sierra-Arango
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Whipple disease
Tropheryma
Capsule endoscopes
Periodic acid-Schiff reaction
Antibiotics
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01302-2

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