"Whipple Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A chronic systemic infection by a gram-positive bacterium, Tropheryma whippelii, mainly affecting the SMALL INTESTINE but also the JOINTS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; and the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. The disease is characterized by fat deposits in the INTESTINAL MUCOSA and LYMPH NODES, malabsorption, DIARRHEA with fatty stools, MALNUTRITION, and ARTHRITIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D008061
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.040.137.631 C06.405.469.637.925 C18.452.603.925
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| Concept/Terms |
Whipple Disease- Whipple Disease
- Disease, Whipple
- Whipple's Disease
- Disease, Whipple's
- Whipples Disease
- Lipodystrophy, Intestinal
- Intestinal Lipodystrophy
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Whipple Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Tropheryma whipplei intestinal colonization in Italian and migrant population: a retrospective observational study. Future Microbiol. 2019 03; 14:283-292.
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Whipple's disease and Tropheryma whipplei infections: when to suspect them and how to diagnose and treat them. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2018 12; 31(6):463-470.
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Fluorescent in situ hybridization can be used as a complementary assay for the diagnosis of Tropheryma whipplei infection. Infection. 2019 Apr; 47(2):317-321.
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Mesenteric lymphadenitis as a presenting feature of Whipple's disease: Value of PCR analysis. Int J Infect Dis. 2018 Oct; 75:15-17.
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Tropheryma whipplei Increases Expression of Human Leukocyte Antigen-G on Monocytes to Reduce Tumor Necrosis Factor and Promote Bacterial Replication. Gastroenterology. 2018 11; 155(5):1553-1563.
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Whipple's Disease: Diagnostic Value of rpoB Gene PCR from Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells. Mol Diagn Ther. 2018 08; 22(4):459-469.
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Limbic encephalitis as a relapse of Whipple's disease with digestive involvement and spondylodiscitis. Infection. 2019 Aug; 47(4):637-641.
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Back from the brink of obscurity. Elife. 2018 04 18; 7.
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IRF4 haploinsufficiency in a family with Whipple's disease. Elife. 2018 03 14; 7.
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A case of rapidly progressive dementia: Whipple disease of CNS. Neurol Sci. 2018 03; 39(3):591-592.