Doença de Whipple: relato de caso / Whipple's Disease: a case report
Rev. Soc. Bras. Clín. Méd
;
14(4): 234-236, 2016.
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: biblio-827446
RESUMO
Descrevemos um caso de doença de Whipple diagnosticada em paciente com síndrome diarreica crônica, emagrecimento intenso, pesquisa de DNA da Tropheryma whipplei positiva em fluido biológico e resposta excelente ao tratamento antibiótico.
ABSTRACT
A case of Whipple's disease diagnosed in a patient with chronic diarrhea syndrome, intense weight loss, positive DNA searching for Tropheryma whipplei, and excellent clinical response to antibiotic therapy is described.
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Main subject:
Whipple Disease
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Clín. Méd
Journal subject:
Therapeutics
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro Médico Bambina/BR
/
Hospital Samaritano/BR
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