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November 19, 2024
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| Preferred Name | Whipple disease | |
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a rare infectious disease that typically infects the bowel. It causes malabsorption primarily but may affect any part of the body including the heart, lungs, brain, joints, and eyes. It interferes with the body's ability to absorb certain nutrients. Whipple's disease causes weight loss, incomplete breakdown of carbohydrates or fats, and malfunctions of the immune system. |
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http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID5281 |
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| Definition |
a rare infectious disease that typically infects the bowel. It causes malabsorption primarily but may affect any part of the body including the heart, lungs, brain, joints, and eyes. It interferes with the body's ability to absorb certain nutrients. Whipple's disease causes weight loss, incomplete breakdown of carbohydrates or fats, and malfunctions of the immune system.
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RID5281
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Whipple disease
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RID1:RID5281
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Whipple disease
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| UMLS_ID |
C0023788
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