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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Mnemonics== | ==Mnemonics== |
Revision as of 20:06, 4 September 2012
Whipple's disease | |
light microscopy of small intestine;Whipples Disease: enlarged villus with abundant macrophages | |
ICD-10 | K90.8 |
ICD-9 | 040.2 |
DiseasesDB | 14124 |
MedlinePlus | 000209 |
MeSH | D008061 |
Whipple's disease Microchapters |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: Intestinal lipodystrophy
Overview
Mnemonics
W H I P P L E S
- Weight Loss
- Hyperpigmentation of the skin
- Infection with Tropheryma whipplei
- PAS positive granules in macrophage
- Polyarthritis
- Lymphadenopathy
- Enteric Involvement
- Steatorrhea
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
References
External links
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