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[Whipple's disease and reversible pulmonary hypertension]

Sonia Pankl1, Milagros Báez1, Pablo Young1

  • 1Servicio de Clínica Médica, Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Medicina
|February 21, 2021
PubMed

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Whipple's disease, a rare bacterial infection, presents diagnostic challenges due to nonspecific symptoms. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for improving patient prognosis in this multisystemic condition.

Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Gastroenterology
  • Rheumatology

Background:

  • Whipple's disease is a rare, chronic, multisystemic infectious disease caused by Tropherima whipplei.
  • It primarily affects middle-aged males, with an estimated global incidence of 9.8 cases per million.
  • Diagnosis is challenging due to nonspecific clinical features and varied organ involvement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a case of Whipple's disease with extensive multisystem compromise.
  • To highlight the diagnostic challenges and emphasize the importance of early recognition.
  • To contribute to the limited case documentation from South America.

Main Methods:

  • Case report presentation.
  • Confirmation of diagnosis through histopathology.
  • Review of relevant literature regarding Whipple's disease.

Main Results:

  • The case presented demonstrated significant multisystemic involvement.
  • Histopathological findings confirmed the diagnosis of Whipple's disease.
  • The rarity of documented cases in South America underscores the need for increased awareness.

Conclusions:

  • Whipple's disease requires a high index of suspicion for timely diagnosis.
  • Prompt treatment initiated after early diagnosis significantly improves prognosis.
  • This case report adds valuable data from a region with limited documentation.
Keywords:
Tropheryma whippleiWhipple's diseasehistopathology

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