ArticleBMJ case reports2012
Whipple's disease presenting with neurological symptoms in an immunosuppressed patient.
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- Movement Disorders and Oculomotor Abnormalities in Whipple's Disease: An Updated Systematic Review.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Pooled it
- Whipple's disease: the great masquerader-a high level of suspicion is the key to diagnosis.BMC gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Clinical Manifestations, Treatment, and Diagnosis of Tropheryma whipplei Infections.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2017Review
- Whipple's Disease Manifested as Recurrent Ascites.Cureus · 2017Article
- Complicated Whipple's disease and endocarditis following tumor necrosis factor inhibitors.World journal of cardiology · 2014Article
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Abstract
We report an unusual case of Whipple's disease, which remained undiagnosed for several years in a patient being treated with immunosuppressive therapy for many years. The patient presented with a purpuric rash, neurological symptoms, lymphadenopathy and gastrointestinal symptoms. The diagnosis was made by endoscopic biopsy of the duodenum with periodic acid Schiff staining, as well as PCR testing on blood and cerebrospinal fluid. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous ceftriaxone, followed by oral co-trimoxazole for 1 year.
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