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Whipple's disease: the great masquerader—a high level of suspicion is the key to diagnosis

BACKGROUND: Whipple's disease is a chronic infectious disease that primarily affects the small intestine, but several organs can simultaneously be involved. The disease is caused by a gram-positive bacterium called Tropheryma whipplei. The disease is difficult to suspect because it is rare with...

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Published in:BMC Gastroenterol
Main Authors: Melas, Nikolaos, Amin, Rasjan, Gyllemark, Paula, Younes, Amil Haji, Almer, Sven
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7980341/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33743602
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01664-1
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