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A unique posterior segment manifestation of whipple disease
Lik Thai Lim1, Ramana Moorthy, Salah Najm
1*Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, Glasgow, UK †Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana ‡Case University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio.
Purpose:
To report a novel posterior segment manifestation of Whipple disease.
Method:
Single observational case study.
Results:
The white crystalline deposit in the retina, choroiditis, and vitritis resolved with treatment of Whipple disease.
Conclusion:
Whipple disease can be associated with panuveitis, multifocal choroiditis, and white crystalline deposits in the anterior segments and retina, a unique clinical finding.
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