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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There are no diagnostic MRI findings associated with | There are no diagnostic MRI findings associated with Whipple's disease. However, a [[MRI]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of [[CNS]] involvement in <nowiki>Whipple's disease</nowiki>. | ||
==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
*There are no MRI findings associated with | *There are no [[MRI]] findings associated with Whipple's disease. However, a [[MRI]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of [[CNS]] involvement in Whipple's disease, which include:<ref name="pmid11432814">{{cite journal| author=Dutly F, Altwegg M| title=Whipple's disease and "Tropheryma whippelii". | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 2001 | volume= 14 | issue= 3 | pages= 561-83 | pmid=11432814 | doi=10.1128/CMR.14.3.561-583.2001 | pmc=88990 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11432814 }} </ref> | ||
**[[ | **[[Cerebral atrophy]] | ||
**[[ | **[[Hydrocephalus]] | ||
** | **Focal lesions | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Bhagyashree Deshmankar M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
There are no diagnostic MRI findings associated with Whipple's disease. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of CNS involvement in Whipple's disease.
MRI
- There are no MRI findings associated with Whipple's disease. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of CNS involvement in Whipple's disease, which include:[1]
- Cerebral atrophy
- Hydrocephalus
- Focal lesions
References
- ↑ Dutly F, Altwegg M (2001). "Whipple's disease and "Tropheryma whippelii"". Clin Microbiol Rev. 14 (3): 561–83. doi:10.1128/CMR.14.3.561-583.2001. PMC 88990. PMID 11432814.