| Literature DB >> 55512 |
N A Volpicelli, W R Salyer, F D Milligan, T M Bayless, J H Yardley.
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.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID： 55512
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Johns Hopkins Med J ISSN： 0021-7263