Clinical manifestations, treatment, and diagnosis of Tropheryma whipplei infections

RAV Dolmans, CHE Boel, MM Lacle… - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Whipple's disease is a rare infectious disease that can be fatal if left untreated. The disease
is caused by infection with Tropheryma whipplei, a bacterium that may be more common …

Whipple's disease

T Marth, D Raoult - The Lancet, 2003 - thelancet.com
Whipple's disease, or intestinal lipodystrophy, is a systemic infectious disorder affecting
mostly middle-aged white men. Patients present with weight loss, arthralgia, diarrhoea, and …

Systematic review: Whipple's disease (Tropheryma whipplei infection) and its unmasking by tumour necrosis factor inhibitors

T Marth - Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background The classical form of Whipple's disease (WD), clinically characterised by
arthropathy, diarrhoea and weight loss, is rare. Recently, other more frequent forms of …

Central nervous system involvement in Whipple disease: clinical study of 18 patients and long-term follow-up

C Compain, K Sacre, X Puéchal, I Klein… - Medicine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Whipple disease (WD) is a rare multisystemic infection with a protean clinical presentation.
The central nervous system (CNS) is involved in 3 situations: CNS involvement in classic …

Myorhythmia: phenomenology, etiology, and treatment

JF Baizabal‐Carvallo, F Cardoso… - Movement …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Myorhythmia is defined as repetitive, rhythmic, slow (1‐4 Hz) movement affecting chiefly
cranial and limb muscles. When occurring in the limbs it may be oscillatory and jerky …

[HTML][HTML] Middle cerebellar peduncles: Magnetic resonance imaging and pathophysiologic correlate

H Morales, T Tomsick - World journal of radiology, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We describe common and less common diseases that can cause magnetic resonance
signal abnormalities of middle cerebellar peduncles (MCP), offering a systematic approach …

[HTML][HTML] Tauopathy and movement disorders—unveiling the chameleons and mimics

J Ganguly, M Jog - Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The spectrum of tauopathy encompasses heterogenous group of neurodegenerative
disorders characterized by neural or glial deposition of pathological protein tau. Clinically …

Whipple's disease

R El-Abassi, MY Soliman, F Williams… - Journal of the neurological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Whipple's disease is a rare, chronic, systemic infectious disorder with prominent intestinal
manifestations. It presents with weight loss, arthralgia, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. There …

Imaging in encephalitis

A Venkatesan, B Jagdish - Seminars in neurology, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Despite recent advances in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for infectious and
autoimmune encephalitis, the management of patients with suspected or confirmed …

[HTML][HTML] Rapidly progressive dementia and intractable diarrhea: a teaching case report and a systematic review of cognitive impairment in Whipple's disease

A Manini, G Querzola, C Lovati, L Pantoni - Neurological Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Objective Whipple's disease (WD) is a systemic, chronic, relapsing disease caused by
Tropheryma whipplei, which can mimic signs and symptoms of various clinical entities …