title: [Endoscopic and pathological aspect of small bowel and colonic involvement in Whipple's disease: a case report].
abstract: We describe a case of Whipple's disease confirmed by clinical, histological, bacteriological and molecular criteria. The duodenal involvement was associated with the presence of an endoscopic and histological enterocolitis. Final diagnosis of small bowel and colonic involvement by Whipple's disease was confirmed by histology and molecular biology. We review the literature on extra duodenal involvement. We underline the fact that enterocolitis in Whipple's disease is non-specific. We also discuss the other causes of intestinal mucosal infiltration by macrophages.
authors.affiliation: Service des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, CHU Rennes.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Lan
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dinasquet
authors.forename: Bassam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Salim
authors.forename: Maël
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pagenault
authors.forename: Anne-Françoise
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Audouin
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Turlin
authors.forename: Pierre-Yves
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Donnio
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bretagne
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gosselin
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heresbach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004760:Enterocolitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008264:Macrophages; D008297:Male; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology