Whipples sjukdom - ovanlig, men sannolikt underdiagnostiserad
Engelsk titel: Whipple disease - rare, but probably underdiagnosed
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Författare:
Verouhis, Dinos
;
Pehrsson, Kenneth
Email: dinos.verouhis@karolinska.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 32
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UI-nummer: 10101043
Sammanfattning
Whipple’s disease is caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei which can infect most organs of the body. The symptoms can be very varied. We describe a 69-year-old man with long-lasting arthropaty, diarrhea, weight loss, mitral stenosis and elevation of CRP-levels who was diagnosed with Whipple’s disease and rapidly recovered on treatment. Whipple’s disease is probably underdiagnosed and a higher degree of attention for the condition could be of benefit.