Category: Infectious Disease / Systemic Infections
Whipple's disease is a rare, systemic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei, affecting multiple organ systems, most commonly the small intestine, joints, and brain.
Extremely rare, estimated at 1 case per million population. (Source: Marth T. Whipple's disease. Gastroenterology. 2001)
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