Uveitis Caused byTropheryma whippelii(Whipple's Bacillus)
Authors:
- William R. FreemanWFWilliam R. Freeman
- W. Richard GreenWGW. Richard Green
- Sandy T. FeldmanSFSandy T. Feldman
- Janet SullivanJSJanet Sullivan
- Valentina RussackVRValentina Russack
- David A. RelmanDRDavid A. Relman
Open Access
- 9 February 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 332 (6) , 363-366
Abstract
Whipple's disease is a multisystem bacterial disease usually characterized by malabsorption, diarrhea, and polyarthritis. Ocular manifestations of Whipple's disease include blurred vision or visual loss with one or more of the following findings: vitritis, uveitis, retinitis, retinal hemorrhage, choroiditis, papilledema, optic atrophy, and keratitis.1 In general, these ocular manifestations occur in patients who also have gastrointestinal or central nervous system involvement.Keywords
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