Whipple disease of the central nervous system: an unusual occurrence in association with acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3171/2009.6.JNS0935.
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Abstract
Whipple disease is a multisystem infectious disease caused by Tropheryma whippleii. It commonly affects the CNS and produces neurological symptoms in 10-20% of cases. Central nervous system Whipple disease occurring in patients with AIDS is extremely rare. The authors present a case of a newly diagnosed AIDS patient in whom intracranial Whipple disease was diagnosed by stereotactic brain biopsy.
Medical subject headings
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Central Nervous System Infections
- Whipple Disease