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==Overview==
==Overview==
The diagnosis of [disease name] is made when at least [number] of the following [number] diagnostic criteria are met: [criterion 1], [criterion 2], [criterion 3], and [criterion 4].


==History==
OR


==Symptoms==
The diagnosis of [disease name] is based on the [criteria name] criteria, which include [criterion 1], [criterion 2], and [criterion 3].


Weight loss, diarrhea, joint pain, and arthritis are common presenting symptoms, but the presentation can be highly variable and approximately 15% of patients do not have these classic signs and symptoms.<ref name=Bai_2004>{{cite journal |author=Bai J, Mazure R, Vazquez H, Niveloni S, Smecuol E, Pedreira S, Mauriño E |title=Whipple's disease |journal=Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol |volume=2 |issue=10 |pages=849-60 |year=2004 |pmid=15476147}}</ref>.
OR


* [[Arthritis]] up to 75% or [[arthralgia]]. Usually oligo- or polyarticular, symmetric, transient and can be chronic.
The diagnosis of [disease name] is based on the [definition name] definition, which includes [criterion 1], [criterion 2], and [criterion 3].
* [[Malabsorption]]
* Intestinal [[lipodystrophy]] (accumulation of fatty deposits in the [[lymph nodes]] of the [[intestine]])
* [[Lymphadenopathy]]
* [[Abdominal pain]]
* [[Diarrhea]]
* [[Fever]]
* [[Melanoderma]]
* Neurological symptoms
** Cognitive changes
** [[Nystagmus]]


==Signs==
OR


Possible signs for Whipple's diseases include the following.
There are no established criteria for the diagnosis of [disease name].
 
==Diagnostic Criteria==
*Enlarged [[lymph glands]]
*The diagnosis of [disease name] is made when at least [number] of the following [number] diagnostic criteria are met:
*Fatty [[stools]]
**[Criterion 1]
*[[Gastrointestinal bleeding]]
**[Criterion 2]
*Swelling in body tissues ([[edema]])
**[Criterion 3]
*[[Adenopathy]]
**[Criterion 4]
*The diagnosis of [disease name] is based on the [criteria name] criteria, which include
**[Criterion 1]
**[Criterion 2]
**[Criterion 3]
*The diagnosis of [disease name] is based on the [definition name] definition, which includes
**[Criterion 1]
**[Criterion 2]
**[Criterion 3]
OR
*There are no established criteria for the diagnosis of [disease name].


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Gastroenterology]]
[[Category:Disease]]


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

The diagnosis of [disease name] is made when at least [number] of the following [number] diagnostic criteria are met: [criterion 1], [criterion 2], [criterion 3], and [criterion 4].

OR

The diagnosis of [disease name] is based on the [criteria name] criteria, which include [criterion 1], [criterion 2], and [criterion 3].

OR

The diagnosis of [disease name] is based on the [definition name] definition, which includes [criterion 1], [criterion 2], and [criterion 3].

OR

There are no established criteria for the diagnosis of [disease name].

Diagnostic Criteria

  • The diagnosis of [disease name] is made when at least [number] of the following [number] diagnostic criteria are met:
    • [Criterion 1]
    • [Criterion 2]
    • [Criterion 3]
    • [Criterion 4]
  • The diagnosis of [disease name] is based on the [criteria name] criteria, which include
    • [Criterion 1]
    • [Criterion 2]
    • [Criterion 3]
  • The diagnosis of [disease name] is based on the [definition name] definition, which includes
    • [Criterion 1]
    • [Criterion 2]
    • [Criterion 3]

OR

  • There are no established criteria for the diagnosis of [disease name].

References

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