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Malabsorption syndromes are commonly seen entities in USMLE exams. One of the most interesting of these is Whipple Disease. Boards would like to tease us with the strange combination of clinical features that we get in Whipple disease.
In addition to the classic findings of malabsorption such as greasy fatty stools, vitamin deficiencies, weight loss, ..etc, we find:
Whipple disease is also discussed here
http://www.usmle-forums.com/usmle-step-1-forum/1275-diarrhea-weight-loss.html
In addition to the classic findings of malabsorption such as greasy fatty stools, vitamin deficiencies, weight loss, ..etc, we find:
- Arthralgias,
- Neurologic symptoms in the form of cognitive changes and dementia,
- Fever
- Lymphadenopathy
- and most interestingly Nystagmus and ophthalmoplegia
Whipple disease is also discussed here
http://www.usmle-forums.com/usmle-step-1-forum/1275-diarrhea-weight-loss.html