[Articular manifestations of Whipple's disease. A case of sacroiliitis and destructive coxopathy].
Whipple's disease is a systemic illness whose pathogenesis, which is still poorly understood, implies an infectious agent accessible to antibiotic therapy. The authors report a case which is made unusual by the manifold systemic manifestations, important eosinophilia and destructive nature of the joint lesions of the hips. The physiopathological mechanisms of ocular and cutaneous manifestations are considered. A dramatic improvement is obtained with tetracyclin.
D000328:Adult; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000150:complications*
Manifestations articulaires de la maladie de Whipple. Un cas avec sacro-iliite et coxopathie destructrice.