Abstract
Duodenoscopic examination of a patient with Whipple's disease revealed that the duodenal mucosa appeared to be partially covered with a yellow white material. On closer inspection, however, this was found to consist of enlarged villi interspersed with normal looking mucosa. Histologically these enlarged white villi were shown to contain a heavy accumulation of lipid and typical PAS positive macrophages. The duodenal mucosa was endoscopically normal and histologically showed only a few PAS positive macrophages one year after instituting antibiotic therapy.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 19-23 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Johns Hopkins Medical Journal |
| Volume | 138 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1976 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)