[Whipple's disease. Case report]

This is a case report on a 42 years old patient suffering from Whipple's disease. The patient had characteristic symptoms: high temperature, frequent bowel movement, melanoderma, arthralgia and enlarged lymph nodes. After detailed clinical researches, x-ray and endoscopic examination, bacteriology examination of faeces, absorptional tests, the diagnosis was made thanks to pathohistologic analysis of biopsy samples of the small intestine by light and electron microscopy. The differential diagnostic similarity with AIDS, especially at the early phase of the illness, required excluding HTLV III. We examined the aetiophathogenesis of the illness and discussed the clinical and laboratory presentation of the patient considering contemporary ideas regarding this disease.