Department of Internal Medicine, GetĂșlio Vargas University Hospital Amazonas, Brazil
Case Report
Whipple’s Disease in Western Amazonia
Author(s): Gabriel Mendes Picanço*, Yanna Queiroz Pereira de Sá, Ketlin Batista de Morais Mendes, Ananda Castro Chaves Ale, Arlene dos Santos Pinto, André Nazário de Oliveira, Cristhenise Ragnini Silva and Antonio Solon Mendes Pereira
The present article reports a case of Whipple's disease as a rare cause of intestinal malabsorption syndrome, in a young individual with G6PD
deficiency and hypothyroidism, without previous follow-up. The male patient initially complained of diarrhea and long-standing weight loss. The
complementary examination findings were consistent with Whipple's Disease. Antibiotic therapy (Ceftriaxone) was initiated with subsequent clinical
improvement. Although rare, this disease should be considered as a differential diagnosis in patients with intestinal malabsorption, especially
considering the systemic impact of the disease and the possible control with appropriate antibiotic therapy... Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7920.10001489
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