Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
Gewählte Publikation:
Kraus, I; Lehnert, M; Pristautz, H; Sixl, B; Krejs, GJ.
Whipple's disease: abdominal lymphoma, intermittent fever and recurrent arthralgias.
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1989; 114(31-32):1207-1209
Doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1066742
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- Krejs Günter Josef
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- Abstract:
- A diagnostic laparotomy was performed on a 41-year old woman who, having suffered from recurrent arthralgias for several years and intermittent fever for many months, was found to have extensive enlargement of abdominal lymph-nodes, raising the suspicion of malignant lymphoma. Frozen-tissue biopsy was highly suspicious of Hodgkin's lymphoma, but light- and electron-microscopy revealed Whipple's disease, confirmed in an endoscopically obtained duodenal mucosal biopsy. The arthralgia quickly responded to antibiotic treatment. This case demonstrates the potential difficulties and errors in the diagnosis of Whipple's disease.
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