title: Intestinal bleeding in patients with Whipple's disease.
abstract: Five consecutive patients with Whipple's disease exhibited intestinal blood loss at the time of their initial presentation. Three had gross intestinal bleeding and the other 2 had occult bleeding with microcytic anemia. Although not generally emphasized, Whipple's disease needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute and chronic gastrointestinal bleeding.
authors: Medical Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Feldman
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Price
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000150:complications*