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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for "Whipple's" disease
  1. Whipple disease 
    Whipple disease is a rare condition that mainly affects the small intestine. This prevents the small intestine from ... Whipple disease is caused by infection with bacterium called Tropheryma whipplei . The disorder mainly affects white men of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000209.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Supranuclear ophthalmoplegia 
    ... that control voluntary muscle movement ( amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ) Whipple disease (a condition that also causes malabsorption disorder of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001624.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Malabsorption 
    ... These include: Celiac disease Tropical sprue Crohn disease Whipple disease Damage from radiation treatments Overgrowth of bacteria in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000299.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Enteritis 
    ... Damage from radiation therapy Celiac disease Tropical sprue Whipple disease The inflammation can also involve the stomach ( gastritis ) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001149.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Albumin blood (serum) test 
    ... inflammation of the digestive tract) Low-protein diets Whipple disease (condition that prevents the small intestine from allowing ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003480.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. D-xylose absorption 
    ... Radiation enteropathy Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth Viral gastroenteritis Whipple disease
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003606.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Fecal fat 
    ... or an inherited problem) Small bowel bacterial overgrowth Whipple disease
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003588.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Small bowel tissue smear/biopsy 
    ... biopsy may also reveal evidence of celiac disease, Whipple disease or Crohn disease.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003732.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Enteroscopy 
    ... Small intestinal angiectasia Small intestinal cancer Tropical sprue Whipple disease
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003889.htm - Medical Encyclopedia