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whipple disease

(Science: radiology) bacterial: Tropheryma whipplei, treatment: antibiotics, hallmark: macrophages in lamina propria stain pAS-positive findings: thick small bowel folds, dilated lumen, pebble-like surface due to increased villi differential diagnosis: (infiltrative diseases), sprue, lymphoma, amyloid, EG