Lipodystrophy,Intestinal
《英文msh詞典》Lipodystrophy,Intestinal
[同義詞] Lipodystrophy,Intestinal
[主題詞] Whipple Disease
[中文釋義] 脂質(zhì)營養(yǎng)不良,腸原性
[英文釋義] A chronic systemic infection by a gram-positive bacterium,Tropheryma whippelii,mainly affecting the SMALL INTESTINE but also the JOINTS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; and the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. The disease is characterized by fat deposits in the INTESTINE MUCOSA and LYMPH NODES,malabsorption,DIARRHEA with fatty stools,MALNUTRITION,and ARTHRITIS.