ALLMedicine™ Whipple Disease Center

Feb 19th, 2021 - Whipple disease (WD) is a rare bacterial infectious disease that is classically characterized by years of arthralgia, followed by malabsorption, diarrhea, and weight loss. However, WD may manifest in virtually any organ system, and patients with W...

Nov 30th, 2020 - Whipple disease is a rare chronic, systemic bacterial infection that predominantly affects the small intestine but also other organs of the body. When left untreated, it can be not only vision threatening but also life threatening because of its c...

Sep 8th, 2020 - Our institution has performed microbiological diagnosis of Tropheryma whipplei since 2001, initially with a PCR targeting 16S rRNA before the development of a quantitative PCR in 2012. Here we report the clinical characteristics of a cohort of pat...

Jul 10th, 2020 - Whipple Disease and Ankylosing Spondylitis-A Case Report.|2020|Martins MDL,Abreu P,Caldeira A,Dias Pinto J,Sousa R,|

Jun 24th, 2020 - Whipple's disease is a rare systemic disease caused by a gram-positive bacillus called Tropheryma whipplei. First described in 1907 as an intestinal lipodystrophy with histological finding of vacuoles in the macrophages of the intestinal mucous. U...

Feb 19th, 2021 - Whipple disease (WD) is a rare bacterial infectious disease that is classically characterized by years of arthralgia, followed by malabsorption, diarrhea, and weight loss. However, WD may manifest in virtually any organ system, and patients with W...

Dec 8th, 2020 - Diagnosis The process of diagnosing Whipple disease typically includes the following tests: Physical exam. Your doctor generally begins with a physical exam. He or she will look for signs and symptoms that suggest the presence of this condition. F...

Dec 8th, 2020 - Overview Small intestine lining Open pop-up dialog box Close Small intestine lining Small intestine lining The small intestine has a ridged lining covered with tiny fingerlike projections called villi. Whipple disease is a rare bacterial infection...

Nov 30th, 2020 - Whipple disease is a rare chronic, systemic bacterial infection that predominantly affects the small intestine but also other organs of the body. When left untreated, it can be not only vision threatening but also life threatening because of its c...

Sep 8th, 2020 - Our institution has performed microbiological diagnosis of Tropheryma whipplei since 2001, initially with a PCR targeting 16S rRNA before the development of a quantitative PCR in 2012. Here we report the clinical characteristics of a cohort of pat...