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Whipple's disease.
Laeeq, Syed Mudassir; Luck, Nasir Hassan; Hassan, Syed Mujahid; Abbas, Zaigham; Tasneem, Abbas Ali; Mubarak, Muhammed.
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  • Laeeq SM; Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi.
  • Luck NH; Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi.
  • Hassan SM; Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi.
  • Abbas Z; Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi.
  • Tasneem AA; Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi.
  • Mubarak M; Department of Histopathology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak ; 24 Suppl 2: S81-3, 2014 May.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24906280
Whipple's disease is a rare chronic multi-systemic infection, caused by Gram-positive bacillus Tropheryma whipplei. The infection usually involves the small bowel, but other organs may also be involved. The diagnosis is often challenging and can only be made on histopathological examination. This report describes 2 patients presenting with abdominal pain and weight loss who finally were diagnosed to have Whipple's disease. One of the patients was a renal transplant recipient. To the best of authors' knowledge, no case of Whipple's disease has yet been reported in Pakistan. The diagnosis were made on the basis of histopathological evaluation of duodenal biopsies. The cases underscore the need for diligent histopathological evaluation of the upper gastrointestinal biopsies and a high index of suspicion for an accurate diagnosis of the condition. The approach to the diagnosis and management of the condition is discussed.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Tropheryma / Intestino Delgado / Enfermedad de Whipple Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Pakistán

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Tropheryma / Intestino Delgado / Enfermedad de Whipple Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Pakistán