After 42 years, the present name -
Whipple's disease was introduced, when macrophages containing PAS--positive intracellular material were detected in autopsy or laparotomy (Periodic Acid Schiff staining).
Whipple's disease is a rare bacterial infection whose transmission has been unclear.
Granulomatous gastritis can appear in a number of clinical settings: Crohn's disease, sarcoidosis, infections, lymphoma, adenocarcinoma,
Whipple's disease, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, gastric perforation, and vasculitis [1].
Value of Tropheryma whipplei quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for the diagnosis of
Whipple's disease: usefulness of saliva and stool specimens for first-line screening.
These include celiac disease, inflammatory bowel syndrome and
Whipple's disease. Post mucosal causes arise due to those factors that hinder nutrient transport.
This paper aimed to report an atypical clinical manifestation of
Whipple's disease with the formation of a lipophilic retroperitoneal tumour of reactive nature, simulating carcinomatosis.
Whipple called it intestinal lipodystrophy since he observed the accumulation of "large masses of neutral fats and fatty acids in the lymph spaces." The illness was renamed
Whipple's disease in 1949 [3].
Sarcoid-like forms of
Whipple's disease. Report of 2 cases.
Crohn's disease was considered a possible cause of the presentation although the reporting radiologist suggested a differential diagnosis of
Whipple's disease or giardiasis.
nih.gov/pubmed/) through April 2013, using the keywords "Tropheryma," "
Whipple's disease," and "endocarditis." We then performed a cross-reference analysis on the results of the search.
Mycobacterium avium duodenal infection mimicking
Whipple's disease in a patient with AIDS.
Lymphedema, lymphocytic myocarditis and sarcoidlike granulomatosis: manifestations of
Whipple's disease. JAMA.
