Case 17. Whipple's disease (52 y-o M)
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Case 17. Whipple's disease (52 y-o M) |
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| Duodenal biopsy from a patient suffering from a long-standing intractable diarrhea and protein-losing enteropathy | |||
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Strong PAS reactivity seen in the foamy macrophages accumulated in the lamina propria mucosae (PAS). This represents intracellular proliferation of Tropheryma whippeli | ||
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