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. 1993 Nov;34(11):1627–1629. doi: 10.1136/gut.34.11.1627

Extraintestinal lymphoma in association with Whipple's disease.

C D Gillen 1, R Coddington 1, P G Monteith 1, R H Taylor 1
PMCID: PMC1374435  PMID: 7694890

Abstract

A 45 year old man is described with Whipple's disease who presented with weight loss, lethargy, and ascites. He subsequently developed fever and a mass in the neck, but died despite antibiotic treatment and nutritional support. Necropsy showed extraintestinal lymphoma.

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