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Jornal Português de Gastrenterologia
Print version ISSN 0872-8178
Abstract
OLIVEIRA, Luís; GORJAO, Ricardo and DEUS, João Ramos de. Whipples disease. J Port Gastrenterol. [online]. 2010, vol.17, n.2, pp.69-77. ISSN 0872-8178.
The authors review the entity known as Whipples disease, describing its epidemiology and clinical presentation, discussing and updating recent advances relevant to its diagnostic and therapeutic management. Whipples disease is a rare, chronic bacterial illness, with multisystemic involvement, caused by a gram-positive bacillus, Tropheryma Whipplei, of the Actinobacterias family and Actinomycetes group. Due to its multiform presentation and rarity it is often misdiagnosed and warrants close follow-up to assess therapeutic response.
Keywords : Whipple Disease; Tropheryma Whippleii; Infection.