Whipple's disease in mentally retarded patients: Report of two cases
Autor: | Lisa van Winsen, Bob van Oosten, Michiel A. van Agtmael, Annika Pettersson, Andre van de Ven, Cornelis Kramers, Paul H. M. Savelkoul |
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Přispěvatelé: | Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Neurology, Internal medicine |
Rok vydání: | 2007 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Infectious diseases and international health [NCEBP 13] Mentally retarded Vascular medicine and diabetes [UMCN 2.2] Polymerase Chain Reaction Gastroenterology Intestinal malabsorption Cerebrospinal fluid Intellectual Disability Internal medicine medicine Humans Whipple's disease General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry Whipple Disease Poverty-related infectious diseases [N4i 3] General Medicine medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Pathogenesis and modulation of inflammation [N4i 1] Renal disorders [UMCN 5.4] Infectious Diseases Evaluation of complex medical interventions [NCEBP 2] Female business Functional Neurogenomics [DCN 2] Infection and autoimmunity [NCMLS 1] |
Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 39, 11, pp. 1071-3 Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 39(11-12), 1071-1073. Informa Healthcare Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 39, 1071-3 Pettersson, A, van Winsen, L, van Oosten, B, Kramers, C, van de Ven, A, Savelkoul, P & van Agtmael, M 2007, ' Whipple's disease in mentally retarded patients : Report of two cases ', Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 39, no. 11-12, pp. 1071-1073 . https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540701466256 |
ISSN: | 0036-5548 |
DOI: | 10.1080/00365540701466256 |
Popis: | Contains fulltext : 53214.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) Of 21 patients diagnosed with Whipple's disease (WD) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), 3 were mentally retarded. We describe 2 of these patients, both of whom had WD in the central nervous system. WD was confirmed with PCR on blood and, for 1 patient, also on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). |
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