Whipple’s disease is a rare bacterial illness affecting multiple organs. Early diagnosis and long-term antibiotics are key to ...

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Ataxia is due to the involvement of the posterior horn of the spinal cord 41. Whipple's disease is a systemic infection caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei. The classical clinical ...

A sample for PCR testing for Tropheryma whipplei was negative. CT scans of the chest, abdomen and pelvis performed 15 days after admission showed progressive enteritis in the jejunum, with wall ...

Whipple's disease, which results from Tropheryma whipplei infection, resembles AS, ulcerative colitis, reactive arthritis and Crohn's disease by having a predilection for bowel, joint and eye ...

An interaction between infection and IBD was identified soon after Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis were first described. Since then it has become apparent that infectious agents are ...

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