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{{Whipple's disease}} | {{Whipple's disease}} | ||
{{CMG}}; {{AE}} | {{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{SSH}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Tropheryma whipplei]] causes Whipple's disease. | [[Tropheryma whipplei]] causes Whipple's disease. It is a gram-positive bacillus that is transmitted orally. It is a systemic disease that infects primarily intestines and every other organ. | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
*Whipple's disease is caused by an infection with [[Tropheryma whipplei]]. | *Whipple's disease is caused by an infection with [[Tropheryma whipplei]]. | ||
*[[Tropheryma whipplei]] is a gram positive | *[[Tropheryma whipplei]] is a periodic acid-Schiff stain positive, gram-positive bacillus of Actinomycetes family. | ||
*It is transmitted through oro-oral and feco-oral routes. | |||
===Causes by Organ System=== | ===Causes by Organ System=== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
Tropheryma whipplei causes Whipple's disease. It is a gram-positive bacillus that is transmitted orally. It is a systemic disease that infects primarily intestines and every other organ.
Causes
- Whipple's disease is caused by an infection with Tropheryma whipplei.
- Tropheryma whipplei is a periodic acid-Schiff stain positive, gram-positive bacillus of Actinomycetes family.
- It is transmitted through oro-oral and feco-oral routes.
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | Tropheryma whipplei |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
List the causes of the disease in alphabetical order.
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