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* | *Patient with classic Whipple's disease in the early phase has nonspecific symptoms including [[fever]] and [[arthralgia]] that could last for years.<ref><ref name="BaiMazure2004">{{cite journal|last1=Bai|first1=J|last2=Mazure|first2=R|last3=Vazquez|first3=H|last4=Niveloni|first4=S|last5=Smecuol|first5=E|last6=Pedreira|first6=S|last7=Maurino|first7=E|title=Whipple’s disease|journal=Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology|volume=2|issue=10|year=2004|pages=849–860|issn=15423565|doi=10.1016/S1542-3565(04)00387-8}}</ref></ref> | ||
*In the middle phase, patients develop [[gastrointestinal]] symptoms including [[diarrhea]], [[abdominal pain]] and [[weight loss]].<ref><ref name="Puéchal2013">{{cite journal|last1=Puéchal|first1=Xavier|title=Whipple's disease|journal=Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases|volume=72|issue=6|year=2013|pages=797–803|issn=0003-4967|doi=10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202684}}</ref></ref> | |||
* | *In the late phase, other organs might be involved. [[Neurological disease|Neurologic]] symptoms including progressive [[dementia]], [[personality changes]] and [[seizures]] might happen. [[Eyes]], [[heart]], [[lung]], [[liver]], and [[skin]] can be involved in this phase.<ref><ref name="FlemingWiesner1988">{{cite journal|last1=Fleming|first1=Jon L.|last2=Wiesner|first2=Russell H.|last3=Shorter|first3=Roy G.|title=Whipple's Disease: Clinical, Biochemical, and Histopathologic Features and Assessment of Treatment in 29 Patients|journal=Mayo Clinic Proceedings|volume=63|issue=6|year=1988|pages=539–551|issn=00256196|doi=10.1016/S0025-6196(12)64884-8}}</ref></ref> | ||
===Complications=== | ===Complications=== | ||
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Overview
If left untreated, [#]% of patients with [disease name] may progress to develop [manifestation 1], [manifestation 2], and [manifestation 3].
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Common complications of [disease name] include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
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Prognosis is generally excellent/good/poor, and the 1/5/10-year mortality/survival rate of patients with [disease name] is approximately [#]%.
Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
Natural History
- Patient with classic Whipple's disease in the early phase has nonspecific symptoms including fever and arthralgia that could last for years.</ref>
- In the middle phase, patients develop gastrointestinal symptoms including diarrhea, abdominal pain and weight loss.</ref>
- In the late phase, other organs might be involved. Neurologic symptoms including progressive dementia, personality changes and seizures might happen. Eyes, heart, lung, liver, and skin can be involved in this phase.</ref>
Complications
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- [Complication 1]
- [Complication 2]
- [Complication 3]
Prognosis
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