Whipple Disease: eMedicine Neurology

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Whipple Disease: eMedicine Neurology

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Overview: Whipple disease constitutes a rare, relapsing, slowly progressive, infectious, systemic illness characterized by fever of unknown origin, polyarthralgias, and chronic diarrhea. Other manifestations include skin and ocular involvement (ie, uveitis, retinitis, optic neuritis); generalized lymphadenopathy; afebrile, ...

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Tags: Skin, Diarrhea, Infection, Fever, Neurology, Disease and Condition, Optics

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eMedicine article Whipple disease updated with Best Evidence. #health #medicine #neurology #whipple http://bit.ly/15exKR

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Alzheimer Disease in Individuals With Down Syndrome: eMedicine Neurology

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Whipple Disease: eMedicine Gastroenterology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Whipple disease is a systemic disease most likely caused by a gram-positive bacterium, Tropheryma whippelii.1, 2 Although the first descriptions of the disorder described a malabsorption syndrome with small intestine involvement, the disease also affects ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Whipple disease is a systemic disease most likely caused by a gram-positive bacterium, Tropheryma whippelii. http://bit.ly/c4TTz3

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Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The presentation of degenerative disease in focal areas of the cerebral cortex is the hallmark of the family of diseases called frontotemporal dementia. Cases of elderly patients with progressive language deterioration have been described since Arnold ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: eMedicine Neurology

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Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is a rare systemic disease involving various melanocyte-containing organs. Bilateral panuveitis associated with cutaneous, neurologic, and auditory abnormalities are manifestations of this inflammatory granulomatous disorder. As first described by Vogt in 1906 and ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is a multisystem disorder that is uncommon. Learn the causes & symptoms. http://bit.ly/cny34e

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Menkes kinky hair syndrome occurs in 1 case per 300,000 population. Learn the causes and symptoms. http://bit.ly/b5pFjk

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Many neurological diseases have skin manifestations. Read more about the role of skin in neurological diseases. http://bit.ly/9ukDn2

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Have fever, a widespread rash, and a skin ulcer at the site of a tick bite? It might be boutonneuse fever. Learn more. http://bit.ly/9YGOV1

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