Whipple's disease in an HLA-B27 positive female

McKinley, R.; Grace, C.S.

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine 15(6): 758-760

1985


ISSN/ISBN: 0004-8291
PMID: 2423065
Document Number: 265503
The first reported case of Whipple's disease in a female who was HLA-B27 positive and had asymptomatic sacroiliitis is discussed. She presented great difficulty in diagnosis as she had multi-system involvement without diarrhea. This case supports the hypothesis that Whipple's disease is a disorder related to HLA-B27.

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