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ArticleIDCases2021

Could CT abdomen and PET/CT be helpful in early diagnosis of Whipple's disease? A case report.

Renu Kadian, Jiashan Wang, Eduardo Freitas

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Article in IDCases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Renu KadianHospitalist, Great Plains Health, North Platte, NE, USA.
Jiashan WangHospitalist, Great Plains Health, North Platte, NE, USA.
Eduardo FreitasInfectious disease, Great Plains Health, North Platte, NE, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Whipple's disease is a rare disease, which can be fatal if not treated. It is often diagnosed at a late stage because of the varied disease presentation and its rare incidence. Classic Whipple's disease presents with arthralgia, abdominal pain, diarrhea and weight loss. CT abdomen may show mesenteric lymphadenopathy with hypodense centers. These CT findings along with clinical presentation should prompt early diagnosis of Whipple's disease. We present a case of classic Whipple's disease with interesting CT abdomen and PET scan findings.

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CT abdomenMesenteric and retroperitoneal lymphadenopathyPET-CTTropheryma whippleiWhipple’s disease

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PMID34603962
PMCPMC8473535
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