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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 788-790 |
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Whipple's disease: Rare case of malabsorption with hyperpigmentation in a female
Yogita Munjal1, Sachin D Munjal2, Richa Tiwari3
1 Department of Pathology, Gastro-Liver Care, Satyam Clinic, Prakashpuram, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Gastroenterology, Gastro-Liver Care, Satyam Clinic, Prakashpuram, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Department of Radio Diagnosis, SMMH Medical College, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Yogita Munjal
Department of Pathology, Gastro-Liver Care, Satyam Clinic, Prakashpuram, Saharanpur - 247 001, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_887_20
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Whipple's disease is a multisystem disorder and responds well to antibiotic therapy if treated timely. It is seen in the fourth to fifth decades of life with a male to female ratio of 10:1. It mainly affects the intestine, the central nervous system, and joints. To the best of our knowledge, we present the first case of duodenal Whipple's disease in an Indian female, who presented with hyperpigmentation and chronic diarrhea with malabsorption. Whipple's disease was diagnosed based on specific upper GI endoscopic and histopathology findings.
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