ABSTRACT
Eros, as few only would doubt about it, takes part in the deepest and most intimate area of the human being. Our contemporaries attach great importance to sexuality, but feed the illusion that mastering it could lead to miracles in the couple. We suggest that giving up control and committing himself to fully listening to the patient, the physician will be able to orient him in the blind rules of desire and to accept fortuity. Unexpected (?) accident, dream, hypnosis, often powerfully catalyze changes. Some clinical situations are described in this article with their evolution as consultations develop, without foreseeing their interpretation.
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Dreams/psychology , Physician-Patient Relations , Sexuality/psychology , Female , Humans , Male , Practice Patterns, Physicians'ABSTRACT
A case of Whipple's disease initially presenting as an inflammatory, granulomatous and pseudotumorous infiltration of the mesenterium is discussed. The initial diagnosis of mesenteric panniculitis was invalidated by the typical histological findings of Whipple's disease in a duodenal biopsy performed 18 months later for malabsorption syndrome. This case illustrates the difficulties besetting differential diagnosis of inflammatory and granulomatous lesions of the mesenterium.
