Brain involvement in Whipple's disease: a case report.
A man of 22 with Whipple's disease suffered from a acute febrile state and unconsciousness. Focal inflammatory lesions accompanied by large numbers of peculiar macrophages occurred in thalamus and basal ganglia. The electron microscopic findings conform to previous reports on brain involvement in Whipple's disease.
D000328:Adult; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D013788:Thalamus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000473:pathology*