Limbic encephalitis as a relapse of Whipple's disease with digestive involvement and spondylodiscitis.
Infection
; 47(4): 637-641, 2019 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-29987509
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Many clinical manifestations can be related to Tropheryma whipplei infection. CASE REPORT We report a Tropheryma whipplei limbic encephalitis developed as a relapse of classical Whipple's disease.DISCUSSION:
This case is to the best of our knowledge the first proof of the effective brain-blood barrier crossing of both doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine as demonstrated by direct concentration monitoring on brain biopsy.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Encefalite Límbica
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Tropheryma
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Doença de Whipple
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Infection
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França