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Whipple's disease with neurological manifestions: case report
| Resumo: | Whipple's disease (WD) is an uncommon multisystem condition caused by the bacillus Tropheryma whipplei. Central nervous system involvement is a classical feature of the disease observed in 20 to 40% of the patients. We report the case of a 62 yeards old man with WD that developed neurological manifestations during its course, and discuss the most usual signs and symptoms focusing on recent diagnostic criteria and novel treatment regimens. |
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| Autores principais: | França Jr,Marcondes C. |
| Outros Autores: | Castro,Rafael de; Balthazar,Márcio Luiz F.; Malveira,George Linard S.; Pirani Jr,Clodoaldo; Deus-Silva,Leonardo; Paz,Alexandre R. da; Queiroz,Luciano S.; Damasceno,Benito P. |
| Assunto: | Whipple's disease inflammatory bowel disease dementia polyneuropathy |
| Ano: | 2004 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Tipo de documento: | relatório |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | IBICT |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Oasisbr |
| Resumo: | Whipple's disease (WD) is an uncommon multisystem condition caused by the bacillus Tropheryma whipplei. Central nervous system involvement is a classical feature of the disease observed in 20 to 40% of the patients. We report the case of a 62 yeards old man with WD that developed neurological manifestations during its course, and discuss the most usual signs and symptoms focusing on recent diagnostic criteria and novel treatment regimens. |
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