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Whipple’s disease may be classified into several subtypes based on the clinical manifestation, duration, and organ involvement. Based on the clinical manifestation, [[Tropheryma whipplei]] infection may be classified into 4 groups: | Whipple’s disease may be classified into several subtypes based on the clinical manifestation, duration, and organ involvement. Based on the clinical manifestation, [[Tropheryma whipplei]] infection may be classified into 4 groups: Acute infection, asymptomatic carrier state, the classic Whipple’s disease, and localized chronic infection. | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
Whipple’s disease may be classified into several subtypes based on the clinical manifestation, duration, and organ involvement. Based on the clinical manifestation, Tropheryma whipplei infection may be classified into 4 groups: Acute infection, asymptomatic carrier state, the classic Whipple’s disease, and localized chronic infection.
Classification
- Tropheryma whipplei infection may be classified to 4 groups based on the clinical manifestation: [1] [2]
- Acute infection like gastroenteritis, bacteremia or pneumonia
- Asymptomatic carrier state
- The classic Whipple’s disease
- Localized chronic infection
- Whipple’s disease may be classified into acute and chronic forms, depending on the timing of presentation and duration.
- Whipple’s disease may be classified based on organ involvement, into 2 large groups of systemic and localized infection.
References
- ↑ Marth, Thomas (2009). "New Insights into Whipple's Disease – A Rare Intestinal Inflammatory Disorder". Digestive Diseases. 27 (4): 494–501. doi:10.1159/000233288. ISSN 1421-9875.
- ↑ Street, Sara; Donoghue, Helen D; Neild, GH (1999). "Tropheryma whippelii DNA in saliva of healthy people". The Lancet. 354 (9185): 1178–1179. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(99)03065-2. ISSN 0140-6736.