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Doença de Whipple: rara causa de má absorção intestinal - relato de caso / Whipple's Disease: a rare cause of intestinal malabsorption - case report
Brandes, Samantha; Dal Bello, Fernanda; Silva, Flávia Solano Patrício da; Cicogna, Luis Fernando da Silveira Lobo.
Affiliation
  • Brandes, Samantha; Hospital Regional Hans Dieter Schmidt. Joiniville. BR
  • Dal Bello, Fernanda; Hospital Regional Hans Dieter Schmidt. Joiniville. BR
  • Silva, Flávia Solano Patrício da; Hospital Regional Hans Dieter Schmidt. Joiniville. BR
  • Cicogna, Luis Fernando da Silveira Lobo; Hospital Regional Hans Dieter Schmidt. Joiniville. BR
ACM arq. catarin. med ; 44(3): 109-113, jul. - set. 2015. Ilus
Article in Pt | LILACS | ID: biblio-1926
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RESUMO
A doença de Whipple é uma infecção sistêmica rara, causada pela bactéria gram-positiva Tropheryma whipplei, usualmente encontrada no solo. Acomete com maior frequência homens, entre 40 e 60 anos. Tem como característica ser uma doença com sintomas inespecíficos, o que dificulta seu diagnóstico. No presente estudo, relatamos o caso de um paciente do sexo masculino, 57 anos, que apresentava como sintomas principais diarreia e perda de peso significativa. Realizada investigação diagnóstica durante internação, onde a endoscopia digestiva alta confirmou o diagnóstico, com biópsia compatível com doença de Whipple. O paciente do presente estudo foi a óbito no décimo dia de internação. Entretanto, a doença quando diagnosticada precocemente apresenta bom prognóstico, sendo importante considerar doença de Whipple no diagnóstico diferencial de doenças disabsortivas. O tratamento é baseado em antibioticoterapia prolongada.
ABSTRACT
Whipple's disease is a rare systemic infection caused by gram-positive bacterium Tropheryma whipplei, usually found in soil. It affects more often men between 40 and 60 years. Its characteristic is a disease with specific symptoms, which makes diagnosis difficult. In this study, we report the case of a male patient, 57, who had as main symptoms diarrhea and significant weight loss. Held diagnostic investigation during hospitalization, where endoscopy confirmed the diagnosis with a biopsy compatible with Whipple's disease. The patient in this study died on the tenth day of hospitalization. However, the disease when diagnosed early has a good prognosis, it is important to consider Whipple's disease in the differential diagnosis of malabsorptive diseases. Treatment is based on prolonged antibiotic therapy.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies Language: Pt Journal: ACM arq. catarin. med Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2015 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Country of publication: Brazil
Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies Language: Pt Journal: ACM arq. catarin. med Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2015 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Country of publication: Brazil