A rarely considered diagnosis of unknown fever, disseminated lymphadenopathy and chronic peritonitis in Taiwan: Whipple's disease
Journal
Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
3
Pages
401-402
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
SDGs
Other Subjects
C reactive protein; ceftibuten; ceftriaxone; cotrimoxazole; doxycycline; gallium citrate ga 67; hemoglobin; ribosome RNA; antiinfective agent; ribosome DNA; adult; arthralgia; case report; Caucasian; chill; chronic disease; chronic peritonitis; clinical feature; disseminated lymphadenopathy; eosinophilia; human; human tissue; intestine lipodystrophy; Letter; leukocytosis; lymphadenopathy; male; microcytic anemia; night sweat; positron emission tomography; pyrexia idiopathica; rare disease; scintigraphy; Tropheryma whipplei; weight reduction; chronic disease; genetics; intestine lipodystrophy; laparoscopy; lymphadenopathy; microbiology; pathology; peritonitis; pyrexia idiopathica; Taiwan; treatment outcome; Tropheryma; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Chronic Disease; DNA, Ribosomal; Fever of Unknown Origin; Humans; Laparoscopy; Lymphadenopathy; Male; Peritonitis; Positron-Emission Tomography; Taiwan; Treatment Outcome; Tropheryma; Whipple Disease
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Type
letter