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Whipple’s Disease: A Case Report
Whipple’s disease (WD) is caused by Tropheryma whipplei, frequently found in lamina propria’s macrophages in the small intestine. It is a rare and chronic systemic infection, and the principal clinical manifestations are diarrhea, weight loss, abdominal pain, and arthralgia. The diagnosis is difficu...
Autores principales: | Batista, Marta, Santos, Maria Luis, Silva, Cristina, Pereira, Gabriela, Alves, Glória, Cotter, Jorge |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10320647/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37415994 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39963 |
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