Jan 30, 2019

A rare presentation of hypovolemic shock secondary to Whipple's disease

European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology
Parul Tandon, Vivian Huang, Nasir Jaffer, Richard Kirsch, Kenneth Croitoru
Whipple's disease is a rare, multisystem infection caused by the Gram-positive Tropheryma whippelii organism. In addition to neurological and rheumatological manifestations, this disease can result in significant gastrointestinal symptoms such as malabsorption, diarrhea, and weight loss. Given the diagnostic challenge and rare occurrence, a high index of suspicion is critical to prevent morbidity and mortality from this otherwise highly infectious disease transmitted via the fecal-oral route. We...