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Enfermedad de whipple e hipertensión pulmonar reversible

Medicina (B.Aires); 81 (1), 2021
Resumen La enfermedad de Whipple es una enfermedad multisistémica crónica, causada por la bacteria Tropherima whipplei. Se han descripto aproximadamente 1200 casos en la literatura. La incidencia mundial se estima en 9.8 casos por millón de personas. Los datos provenientes de Sudamérica y Europa mues...

Whipple's disease: a fatal mimic

Autops. Case Rep; 11 (), 2021
Whipple's Disease, a rare diagnosis caused by the slow-growing bacterium Tropheryma whipplei, most often presents with the classically described signs of malabsorption due to gastrointestinal colonization. However, it can also have signs and symptoms that clinically overlap with rheumatic diseases, poten...