Severe hypothermia in a patient with cerebral relapse of Whipple's disease.
The diagnosis of cerebral relapse of Whipple's disease in a 67-year-old patient was made after he presented with somnolence and severe hypothermia 4 months after discontinuing treatment with cotrimoxazole. Hypothermia is a rare hypothalamic manifestation of cerebral Whipple's disease.
Himmelmann
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Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland. barbara.himmelmann@usz.ch
Brandner
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Jung
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Schoedon
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Schuknecht
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Schaffner
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D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007027:Hypothalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy