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Whipple's disease x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
X-ray findings associated with Whipple’s disease depend on the system involved. These findings are not diagnostic. In patients with pulmonary involvement, chest x-ray may demonstrate pulmonary infiltrates, pleural effusion, nodular pattern, small lung volumes, or mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
X Ray
X Ray
- X-ray findings associated with Whipple’s disease depend on the system involved.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
- Pulmonary and joint involvement could be visible on x-ray. However, these findings are not diagnostic.
- In few patients with pulmonary involvement, chest x-ray may demonstrate:
- Pulmonary infiltrates
- Pleural effusion

- Nodular pattern
- Small lung volumes
- Mediastinal lymphadenopathy
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dutly F, Altwegg M (2001). “Whipple’s disease and “Tropheryma whippelii““. Clin Microbiol Rev. 14 (3): 561–83. doi:10.1128/CMR.14.3.561-583.2001. PMC 88990. PMID 11432814.
- ↑ Fenollar F, PuĂ©chal X, Raoult D (2007). “Whipple’s disease”. N Engl J Med. 356 (1): 55–66. doi:10.1056/NEJMra062477. PMID 17202456.
- ↑ Schneider T, Moos V, Loddenkemper C, Marth T, Fenollar F, Raoult D (2008). “Whipple’s disease: new aspects of pathogenesis and treatment”. Lancet Infect Dis. 8 (3): 179–90. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(08)70042-2. PMID 18291339.
- ↑ Marth, Thomas; Moos, Verena; MĂĽller, Christian; Biagi, Federico; Schneider, Thomas (2016). “Tropheryma whipplei infection and Whipple’s disease”. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 16 (3): e13–e22. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00537-X. ISSN 1473-3099.
- ↑ Schoniger-Hekele, M.; Petermann, D.; Weber, B.; Muller, C. (2007). “Tropheryma whipplei in the Environment: Survey of Sewage Plant Influxes and Sewage Plant Workers”. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73 (6): 2033–2035. doi:10.1128/AEM.02335-06. ISSN 0099-2240.
- ↑ Bureš, Jan; Kopáčová, Marcela; Douda, Tomáš; Bártová, Jolana; Tomš, Jan; Rejchrt, Stanislav; TachecĂ, Ilja (2013). “Whipple’s Disease: Our Own Experience and Review of the Literature”. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2013: 1–10. doi:10.1155/2013/478349. ISSN 1687-6121.
- ↑ Dutly, F.; Altwegg, M. (2001). “Whipple’s Disease and “Tropheryma whippelii““. Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 14 (3): 561–583. doi:10.1128/CMR.14.3.561-583.2001. ISSN 0893-8512.
- ↑ Dolmans, Ruben A. V.; Boel, C. H. Edwin; Lacle, Miangela M.; Kusters, Johannes G. (2017). “Clinical Manifestations, Treatment, and Diagnosis of Tropheryma whipplei Infections”. Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 30 (2): 529–555. doi:10.1128/CMR.00033-16. ISSN 0893-8512.
- ↑ Conly JM, Johnston BL (2001). “Rare but not so rare: The evolving spectrum of Whipple’s disease”. Can J Infect Dis. 12 (3): 133–5. PMC 2094813. PMID 18159328.
- ↑ Fenollar, Florence; Lagier, Jean-Christophe; Raoult, Didier (2014). “Tropheryma whipplei and Whipple’s disease”. Journal of Infection. 69 (2): 103–112. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2014.05.008. ISSN 0163-4453.
- ↑ Keita, Alpha Kabinet; Brouqui, Philippe; Badiaga, SĂ©kĂ©nĂ©; Benkouiten, Samir; Ratmanov, Pavel; Raoult, Didier; Fenollar, Florence (2013). “Tropheryma whipplei prevalence strongly suggests human transmission in homeless shelters”. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 17 (1): e67–e68. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.1033. ISSN 1201-9712.
- ↑ Schwartzman, Sergio; Schwartzman, Monica (2013). “Whipple’s Disease”. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 39 (2): 313–321. doi:10.1016/j.rdc.2013.03.005. ISSN 0889-857X.
- ↑ “Pleural effusion | Radiology Case | Radiopaedia.org”.
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