|[[image:LowKECG.png|thumb|700px|center|An ECG in a person with a potassium level of 1.1 showing the classical ECG changes of ST segment depression, inverted T waves, large U waves, and a slightly prolonged PR interval. By James Heilman, MD - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0]]
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==Overview==
[[image:LowKECG.png|thumb|700px|right|An ECG in a person with a potassium level of 1.1 showing the classical ECG changes of ST segment depression, inverted T waves, large U waves, and a slightly prolonged PR interval. By James Heilman, MD - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0]]
*Patients with Whipple's disease have varied presentation.
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*Most common symptoms of Classical Whipple's disease include joint pain weight loss diarrhea and arthropathy. Various other organ systems can be involved in Whipple's disease including central nervous system, cardiac system, renal system, skeletal muscles and pulmonary system.
* [[Gastrointestinal system]] : Patients with Classical Whipple's Disease often present with [[weight loss]] with [[diarrhea]]. [[Diarrhea]] is the most common complain in the patients with Whipple's disease and it is associated with [[steatorrhea]]. Other gastrointestinal symptoms may be often seen like abdominal pain, occult mucosal bleeding, [[ascites]], [[hepatospleenomegaly]] and occasionally [[hepatitis]]. <ref name="pmid17202456">{{cite journal| author=Fenollar F, Puéchal X, Raoult D| title=Whipple's disease. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2007 | volume= 356 | issue= 1 | pages= 55-66 | pmid=17202456 | doi=10.1056/NEJMra062477 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17202456 }} </ref>
* [[Articular system]] : Joint involvement is another predominant complain in patients with Whipple's disease. It is second most commonly involved system after the gastrointestinal system. Patients may present with intermittent migratory [[arthralgias]] and/or [[arthritis]] often affecting peripheral joints like knees elbows wrists etc. Multiple joint involvement is common. Most attacks are acute, rarely chronic arthritis may be destructive. <ref name="pmid17202456">{{cite journal| author=Fenollar F, Puéchal X, Raoult D| title=Whipple's disease. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2007 | volume= 356 | issue= 1 | pages= 55-66 | pmid=17202456 | doi=10.1056/NEJMra062477 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17202456 }} </ref>
* [[Central nervous system]] : CNS involvement in Whipple's disease most often presents as asymptomatic involvement with detection of T. whipplei DNA in CSF. In patients with symptomatic disease there might be focal CNS involvement which determine the varied clinical symptoms like [[dementia]], [[cerebral ataxia]],[[hemiparesis]], personality changes, [[opthalmoplegia]], [[nystagmus]] etc. About fifty percent patients may have [[supranuclear opthalmoplegia]] at presentation and twenty five percent of the patients may present with [[myoclonus]]. On rare occasion patients may present with hypothalmic involvement seen as [[polydipsia]] , [[hyperphagia]] , change in [[libido]] and sleep wake cycle.The pathognomic abnormalities in Whipple's are eye movement abnormalities Oculomasticatory myorhythmia (OMM) and oculofacial-skeletal myorhythmia (OSFM). CNS involvement usually has poor prognosis. <ref name="pmid17202456">{{cite journal| author=Fenollar F, Puéchal X, Raoult D| title=Whipple's disease. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2007 | volume= 356 | issue= 1 | pages= 55-66 | pmid=17202456 | doi=10.1056/NEJMra062477 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17202456 }} </ref> <ref name="pmid11432814">{{cite journal| author=Dutly F, Altwegg M| title=Whipple's disease and "Tropheryma whippelii". | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 2001 | volume= 14 | issue= 3 | pages= 561-83 | pmid=11432814 | doi=10.1128/CMR.14.3.561-583.2001 | pmc=88990 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11432814 }} </ref>
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* Ocular involvement in Whipple's disease is rare and can involve [[uveitis]], [[retinitis]] , [[vitritis]] , [[retrobulbar neuritis]], [[papilledema]] . Ocular involvement is often seen in patients with CNS disease. <ref name="pmid11432814">{{cite journal| author=Dutly F, Altwegg M| title=Whipple's disease and "Tropheryma whippelii". | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 2001 | volume= 14 | issue= 3 | pages= 561-83 | pmid=11432814 | doi=10.1128/CMR.14.3.561-583.2001 | pmc=88990 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11432814 }} </ref>
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* Skeletal muscle involvement in Whipples disease is seen as [[myalgias]] and muscle cramps <ref name="pmid17202456">{{cite journal| author=Fenollar F, Puéchal X, Raoult D| title=Whipple's disease. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2007 | volume= 356 | issue= 1 | pages= 55-66 | pmid=17202456 | doi=10.1056/NEJMra062477 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17202456 }} </ref>
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* Some patients may present with cardiac involvement which has varied presentation ranging from [[pericarditis]], [[myocarditis]], [[[heart failure]] or [[sudden Cardiac death]] . [[Endocarditis]] due to Whipple's disease is associated with negative blood cultures. Endocarditis is often preceded by [[arthritis]] and [[arthralgias]] .<ref name="pmid17202456">{{cite journal| author=Fenollar F, Puéchal X, Raoult D| title=Whipple's disease. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2007 | volume= 356 | issue= 1 | pages= 55-66 | pmid=17202456 | doi=10.1056/NEJMra062477 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17202456 }} </ref> <ref name="pmid11432814">{{cite journal| author=Dutly F, Altwegg M| title=Whipple's disease and "Tropheryma whippelii". | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 2001 | volume= 14 | issue= 3 | pages= 561-83 | pmid=11432814 | doi=10.1128/CMR.14.3.561-583.2001 | pmc=88990 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11432814 }} </ref>
* Pulmonary involvement in classic Whipple’s disease may manifest as pleuritic chest pain, non productive cough and [[dyspnea]] . Chest x-ray often shows [[pleural effusion]] , pulmonary infiltration, or granulomatous mediastinal adenopathy. Often abdominal lymph nodes may be involved. <ref name="pmid11432814">{{cite journal| author=Dutly F, Altwegg M| title=Whipple's disease and "Tropheryma whippelii". | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 2001 | volume= 14 | issue= 3 | pages= 561-83 | pmid=11432814 | doi=10.1128/CMR.14.3.561-583.2001 | pmc=88990 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11432814 }} </ref>
* Hematological finding in Whipple's disease is [[anemia]] which may be due to malabsorption or mucointestinal bleeding.<ref name="pmid11432814">{{cite journal| author=Dutly F, Altwegg M| title=Whipple's disease and "Tropheryma whippelii". | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 2001 | volume= 14 | issue= 3 | pages= 561-83 | pmid=11432814 | doi=10.1128/CMR.14.3.561-583.2001 | pmc=88990 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11432814 }} </ref>
* Classical cutaneous finding reported in Whipple's disease is [[melanoderma]] . This is less frequently reported these days as Whipple's disease is increasingly recognized early. <ref name="pmid17202456">{{cite journal| author=Fenollar F, Puéchal X, Raoult D| title=Whipple's disease. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2007 | volume= 356 | issue= 1 | pages= 55-66 | pmid=17202456 | doi=10.1056/NEJMra062477 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17202456 }} </ref>
* Late in course renal involvement may be seen rarely. <ref name="pmid17202456">{{cite journal| author=Fenollar F, Puéchal X, Raoult D| title=Whipple's disease. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2007 | volume= 356 | issue= 1 | pages= 55-66 | pmid=17202456 | doi=10.1056/NEJMra062477 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17202456 }} </ref>
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An ECG in a person with a potassium level of 1.1 showing the classical ECG changes of ST segment depression, inverted T waves, large U waves, and a slightly prolonged PR interval. By James Heilman, MD - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
An ECG in a person with a potassium level of 1.1 showing the classical ECG changes of ST segment depression, inverted T waves, large U waves, and a slightly prolonged PR interval. By James Heilman, MD - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
