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Whipple Disease Details

Expanded Description

Whipple disease results from a bacterial infection known as Tropheryma whippelii. The infection leads to insufficient absorption of nutrients from the intestine which primarily affects the small intestine; however, over time can affect other parts of the body including the brain, eyes, heart and lungs.

Prevalence

1000.0 ( Cases ) [Source]

Causes

No causes have been added yet.

Disorder Symptoms

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Name	Description
Diarrhea	Diarrhea
Loss of appetite	Loss of appetite
Arthritis	Arthritis
Abdominal pain	Abdominal pain
Intestinal bleeding	Intestinal bleeding
Weight loss	Weight loss
Fatigue	Fatigue
Weakness	Weakness

Diagnosis

Diagnosis is based on an intestinal biopsy of tissue.

Diagnostic Tests

No diagnostic test information has been added yet.

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Disorder Treatments

Whipple’s disease is treated with pennicillen, ampicillen or tetracycline antibiotics to destroy the bacteria that cause the disease. Full recovery of the small intestine may take up to 2 years, but the symptoms are usually shorter lived. Relapse is common even after successful treatments, therefore, the patient should be monitored for many years.

We don't have any treatments yet.

Prognosis

No prognosis information has been added yet

Tips for Living with the Disorder

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