Catalog

Duodenitis due to Whipple disease

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Link to WHO Definition

Duodenitis due to Whipple disease – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/519589833

This is an inflammation of duodenum, due to a rare bacterial infection primarily affecting the small intestine caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei. This condition is primarily described in EFBH Whipple disease.