Concurrent Whipple's disease and Giardia lamblia infection in a patient presenting with weight loss.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Whipple's disease is an uncommon systemic disease caused by the recently cultured Tropheryma whippelii, classically presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms. We report a patient with weight loss and malabsorption in which Whipple's disease and concurrent Giardia lamblia infection were diagnosed. Moreover, multiple small bowel polyps were present. The relationship between concurrent Whipple's disease and Giardia lamblia infection is discussed.