Thrombocytopenia and endocarditis in a patient with Whipple’s disease: case report

BACKGROUND: Whipple’s disease (WD) is a rare multisystem infectious disorder that is caused by the actinomycete Tropheryma whipplei. It presents with joint pain followed by abdominal pain, diarrhea, malabsorption and finally failure to thrive. Diagnosis requires tissue sampling and histology with pe...

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Autores principales: Olivier, Maxim, Licitra, Carmelo, Field, Zachary, Ge, Li, Hill, Dustin, Madruga, Mario, Carlan, S. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6977297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31969117
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4799-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6977297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31969117
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4799-0

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