Possible case of CNS Whipple's disease in an adolescent with AIDS

Sameer J. Patel; Richard C. Huard; Christian Keller; Marc Foca

doi:10.1177/1545109708315328

Possible case of CNS Whipple's disease in an adolescent with AIDS

Sameer J. Patel, Richard C. Huard, Christian Keller, Marc Foca

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Abstract

An adolescent with HIV/AIDS presented subacutely with progressive encephalopathy, spastic quadraplegia, and diarrhea. His brain biopsy was suggestive of central nervous system Whipple's disease, a disease rarely described in HIV patients. Due to overlapping, nonspecific symptoms associated with several opportunistic infections and to the difficulty in culturing the causative organism Tropheryma whipplei, Whipple's disease may be more common than previously suspected, and it is an important consideration in patients with AIDS.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	69-73
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Volume	7
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1545109708315328
State	Published - Mar 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

AIDS
HIV
Whipple's disease
encephalopathy

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Immunology
Dermatology
Infectious Diseases

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Possible case of CNS Whipple's disease in an adolescent with AIDS

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