Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of Whipple's disease

Whipple’s disease can involve any organ of the human economy thanks to the ability of the bacteria that causes it to evade the host immune system. Since its discovery to present the diagnosis and treatment have become a real challenge, though important, what it represents in the patient's progn...

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Main Author: Marco Gudiño Gomezjurado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medwave Estudios Limitada 2011-08-01
Series:Medwave
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2011.08.5112
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spelling doaj-8576fc8407d94825b9f1b993a277f4382020-11-24T23:08:15ZengMedwave Estudios LimitadaMedwave0717-63842011-08-011108e5112Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of Whipple's diseaseMarco Gudiño GomezjuradoWhipple’s disease can involve any organ of the human economy thanks to the ability of the bacteria that causes it to evade the host immune system. Since its discovery to present the diagnosis and treatment have become a real challenge, though important, what it represents in the patient's prognosis. The aim of this paper is to review the pathogenesis, diagnostic and therapeutic options in the light of current evidence. http://dx.doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2011.08.5112Whipple’s diseasephysiopathologytherapeutics
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author Marco Gudiño Gomezjurado
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Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of Whipple's disease
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Whipple’s disease
physiopathology
therapeutics
author_facet Marco Gudiño Gomezjurado
author_sort Marco Gudiño Gomezjurado
title Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of Whipple's disease
title_short Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of Whipple's disease
title_full Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of Whipple's disease
title_fullStr Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of Whipple's disease
title_full_unstemmed Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of Whipple's disease
title_sort pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of whipple's disease
publisher Medwave Estudios Limitada
series Medwave
issn 0717-6384
publishDate 2011-08-01
description Whipple’s disease can involve any organ of the human economy thanks to the ability of the bacteria that causes it to evade the host immune system. Since its discovery to present the diagnosis and treatment have become a real challenge, though important, what it represents in the patient's prognosis. The aim of this paper is to review the pathogenesis, diagnostic and therapeutic options in the light of current evidence.
topic Whipple’s disease
physiopathology
therapeutics
url http://dx.doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2011.08.5112
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