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Confusion developed in a 44-year-old man, who had diarrhoea and weight loss for three months. Jejunal biopsy showed infiltration by PAS-positive macrophages, indicating Whipple's disease. Cranial MRI disclosed multiple lesions mainly in the white matter and grey-white matter junction better demonstrated after gadolinium injection.
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Erdem, E., Carlier, R., Delvalle, A. et al. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI in cerebral Whipple's disease. Neuroradiology 35, 581–583 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588397
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