WHIPPLE DISEASE

Course overview

THE GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM, TROPHERYMA WHIPPLEI CAUSES WHIPPLE'S DISEASE. WHIPPLE DISEASE IS A SYSTEMIC DISORDER WHICH NOT ONLY INVOLVES MALABSORPTION FROM THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT BUT ALSO AFFECTS OTHER SYSTEMS LIKE THE CARDIOVASCULAR, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, JOINTS, AND THE VASCULAR SYSTEM. EARLY DISEASE RECOGNITION WILL DECREASE THE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF WHIPPLE DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY COVERS THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF WHIPPLE DISEASE. MOREOVER, IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF TEAMS IN CARING FOR PATIENTS AFFLICTED WITH WHIPPLE DISEASE.