Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy can indicate recurrence of Whipple's disease

We report the case of a patient with Whipple's disease (WD) who developed hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) characterized by digital clubbing, periostosis of the tubular bones, and polysynovitis. The HOA disclosed the recurrence of the patient's WD, since polymerase chain reaction (PCR)...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arthritis and rheumatism 1999-09, Vol.42 (9), p.2002-2006
Hauptverfasser:	Marie, Isabelle, Levesque, Herv´e, Levade, Marc‐Henri, Cailleux, Nicole, Lecomte, Fŕed´eric, François, Arnaud, M´etayer, Josette, Lerebours, Eric, Courtois, Hubert
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen Biological and medical sciences Biopsy Bone and Bones - diagnostic imaging Duodenum - pathology Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic - complications Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic - diagnostic imaging Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic - drug therapy Radiography Whipple Disease - complications Whipple Disease - pathology
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