Presumed central nervous system whipple’s disease in a child: Case report

Tina Q. Tan, Hannes Vogel, Barry R. Tharp, Clark L. Carrol, Sheldon Kaplan

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    Abstract

    Whipple's disease is a rare, chronic, multisystem illness that is pathologically characterized by the accumulation of macrophages in the involved tissue that have a positive periodic acid-Schiff reaction. It is typically seen in middle-aged white men, and only four cases involving persons younger than 15 years of age have been reported. CNS Whipple's disease without intestinal manifestations is rare; only six cases have been reported in the literature, all involving adults. We report the case of a young boy with clinical, laboratory, radiographic, and pathological signs and symptoms consistent with CNS Whipple's disease who responded to therapy with trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)883-889
    Number of pages7
    JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
    Volume20
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Apr 1995

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Microbiology (medical)
    • Infectious Diseases

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