TABLE 1.

Clinical manifestations of Tropheryma whipplei infection^a

Classic Whipple's disease (% incidence)	Chronic localized infectionsb	Acute infectionsb
Weight loss (79–99)	Endocarditis	Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis (63–85)	Encephalitis	Pneumonia
Abdominal pain (23–60)		Bacteremia
Arthritis (20–83)
Neurological symptoms (6–63)

^aSee text for references.

^bValues for relative incidence are unknown.