title: [Colonic obstruction in Whipple's disease].
abstract: A patient with Whipple's disease presented with low intestinal obstruction and hemorrhage due to mesenteric retraction which was attributed to intra-abdominal enlarged lymph nodes. Ultrastructural findings included abundant intracellular bacilli. This complication of Whipple's disease has not been previously described and should be listed in the differential diagnosis of colonic obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Sant Jaume, Calella, Barcelona.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aloy Duch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Callejero Baguena
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Murcia Mesa
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Leal Pérez
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fernández Rosáenz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paz Pachón
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bombí Latorre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003106:Colon / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000382:microbiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology