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Misdiagnosing Whipple's disease in the young

Pages: bcr2016218866 - bcr2016218866
Published: Mar 21, 2017
Abstract
Whipple9s disease is considered an infection of middle-aged white men of European ancestry. Cases are rare and disproportionately associated with occupational exposure to soil or animals. We report the case of a man aged 22 years with no risk factors, erroneously diagnosed with, and treated for, toxoplasmosis on the basis of consistent lymph node histology. The correct diagnosis was delayed by the dramatic symptomatic improvement resulting from...
Paper Details
Title
Misdiagnosing Whipple's disease in the young
Published Date
Mar 21, 2017
Pages
bcr2016218866 - bcr2016218866
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