Atypical diagnosis by endoscopic capsule: Whipple's disease

Whipple's disease is a chronic systemic infection produced by the actinomycete Tropheryma whipplei. Endoscopic tests are key in the diagnosis as they allow biopsy and histopathological examination for definitive diagnosis of this entity. We present a case of Whipple's disease where capsule...

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Main Authors: Alba Martínez-Sánchez, Francisco L. Sánchez-Ceballos, Servando Fernández-Díez, María Luisa Suárez-Solís, Matilde Asteinza-Daganzo, Walid Baki, José Miguel Esteban, Enrique Rey-Díaz-Rubio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082016000300010&lng=en&tlng=en