Paper of the Month - Volume 7 Issue 4

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Whipple’s Disease Presenting as Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease

Marion C Kortekaas, MD1,4, Ser HA Peters, MD, PhD2, Paul Drillenburg, MD3, 
and Tom WJ Huizinga, MD, PhD4

A 61-year-old woman presented with bouts of painful blue and red discoloration of the hands. With the exception of a cough that the patient attributed to her heavy smoking, she reported no other complaints, in particular no ulceration, skin rash, dry eyes or mouth, sun allergy, hair loss, bowel disturbances, or diarrhea.



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