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Annika Pettersson1, Lisa van Winsen, Bob van Oosten
1Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. a.pettersson@vumc.nl
Abstract:
Of 21 patients diagnosed with Whipple's disease (WD) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), 3 were mentally retarded. We describe 2 of these patients, both of whom had WD in the central nervous system. WD was confirmed with PCR on blood and, for 1 patient, also on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
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