Whipple’s Disease

Question 1

What is whipple’s disease ?

Answer 1

Is a multisystemic infection cause by Tropheryma whipplei (gram positive bacillus bacteria)

Question 2

Which system is involve in whipple’s disease ?

Answer 2

Gastrointestinal

Neurological

Lymphatic

Question 3

Where does the bacteria tropheryma whipplei found ?

Answer 3

Can be found in soil

Question 4

What is the clinical features of whipple’s disease ?

Answer 4

Fever

Gastrointesinal (steatorrhea, diarrhoea)

Joint (athralgia)

Malabsorption (hypoalbuminemia, anemia, steatorrhea)

Neurological (ataxia)

Cardiac (pericarditis, endocarditis)