Whipple's disease

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Post grad FRCR 2a GI Bowel Mind Map on Whipple's disease, created by sherry_zaman on 08/03/2014.
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Whipple's disease
  1. systemic disease
    1. GI
      1. arthralgia
      2. infiltration of tissues by Tropheryma whippelii
        1. Gram +ve
        2. disordered host response
          1. immunocompromised individuals
            1. male: female 9:1
              1. imaging
                1. thickened folds
                  1. no dilatation
                    1. no ulceration
                      1. bulky abdominal nodes
                        1. sand-like nodules
                        2. fatal within 1 year if not recognised and treated
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