TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Whipple Disease A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Marciniak, Bruno A1 - Dalens, Bernard J. PY - 2006 T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications AB - A disease acquired from an infectious agent called Tropheryma whippelii, which is closely related to the actinomycetes. It results in a malabsorption syndrome with involvement of small intestine, joints, central nervous system and cardiovascular system. The onset of the disease can be seen at all ages. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58089815 ER -