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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'''Whipple's disease''' is a [[rare disease|rare]], [[systemic]] infectious disease caused by the [[bacterium]] ''[[Tropheryma whipplei]]''.<ref name=Puéchal_2002>{{cite journal |author=Puéchal X |title=Whipple's disease |journal=Joint Bone Spine |volume=69 |issue=2 |pages=133-40 |year=2002 |pmid=12027303}}</ref> Whipple's disease primarily causes [[malabsorption]] but may affect any part of the body including the [[heart]], [[lungs]], [[brain]], [[joints]], and [[eyes]]. | '''Whipple's disease''' is a [[rare disease|rare]], [[systemic]] infectious [[disease]] caused by the [[bacterium]] ''[[Tropheryma whipplei]]''.<ref name="Puéchal_2002">{{cite journal |author=Puéchal X |title=Whipple's disease |journal=Joint Bone Spine |volume=69 |issue=2 |pages=133-40 |year=2002 |pmid=12027303}}</ref> Whipple's disease primarily causes [[malabsorption]] but may affect any part of the body including the [[heart]], [[lungs]], [[brain]], [[joints]], and [[eyes]]. | ||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
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Overview
Whipple's disease is a rare, systemic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei.[1] Whipple's disease primarily causes malabsorption but may affect any part of the body including the heart, lungs, brain, joints, and eyes.