Whipple, a less common case of diarrhea

Authors

  • Carmen Pradera-Cibreiro Servicio de Digestivo, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Arquitecto Marcide-Profesor Novoa Santos, Ferrol (A Coruña), Spain
  • María del Carmen Vázquez-Friol Servicio de Medicina Interna, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Arquitecto Marcide-Profesor Novoa Santos, Ferrol (A Coruña), Spain
  • Tamara Dalama-López Servicio de Medicina Interna, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Arquitecto Marcide-Profesor Novoa Santos, Ferrol (A Coruña), Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32818/reccmi.a5n1a11

Keywords:

whipple disease, tropheryma whipplei, diarrhea, arthritis.

Abstract

We report the case of a young male with diarrhea and monoarticular arthritis as a clinical debut of Whipple's disease. Even though the common symptoms of this pathology are weight loss, chronic diarrhea, arthralgias and abdominal pain, this is a multisystem disease that can affect many organs, being the CNS involvement the one which confers the worst prognosis for the disease.

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Published

2020-04-30

How to Cite

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Pradera-Cibreiro C, Vázquez-Friol M del C, Dalama-López T. Whipple, a less common case of diarrhea. Rev Esp Casos Clin Med Intern [Internet]. 2020 Apr. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 27];5(1):31-2. Available from: https://www.reccmi.com/RECCMI/article/view/475