title: [Whipple's disease with gastric and duodenal involvement. A new case].
abstract: Whipple's disease (WD) is a chronic multisistemic process in which the gastrointestinal tract is almost invariably affected. It is believed to be bacterial in origin, although a causative agent has not yet been isolated. Antibiotic treatment is usually quickly effective. We report a case of Whipple's disease in a 69-year-old man with typical clinical history and laboratory data. However, an associated allergic vasculitis not yet described in WD, the characteristical endoscopic appearance, and a partial response to treatment with persistence of histological lesions, made us consider of interest the report of the case.
authors.affiliation: Sección Medicina Interna I, Hospital del INSALUD San Millán, Logroño.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Antón Botella
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Yanguela Terroba
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Simón Marco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruiz Valverde
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Olagaray Ibáñez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Enfermedad de Whipple con afectación gástrica y duodenal. Un nuevo caso.