威普尔病模仿了沙丘病的疾病
Pawan Kc1, Frehiywot K Ayele1, Sabin Karki2
1Rheumatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.
Cureus
|August 14, 2023
概括
惠普尔病是一种罕见的感染,可以模仿肉类突症,具有像减肥这样的非特异性症状. 早期诊断至关重要,特别是当标准治疗失败时,以确定Tropheryma whipplei感染.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 胃肠病学 胃肠病学
- 腎臟病學 (nephrology) 是一種醫學.
背景情况:
- 惠普尔病是一种罕见的系统性感染,由Tropheryma whipplei引起.
- 越来越多的认识导致报告的病例越来越多,尽管发生率仍然很低.
- 经典的症状包括减肥,腹和关节痛,但表现可能有很大差异.
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