Whipple's disease differential diagnosis

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

Overview

Whipple's disease must be differentiated from celiac disease, chronic diarrhea, clonorchiasis, and Parkinson's disease.

Differentiating Whipple's disease from other Diseases

The following diseases have presentations similar to that of Whipple's disease.

• Celiac Disease
• Chronic diarrhea
• Clonorchiasis
• Parkinson's disease