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Multisegmental Spondylitis Due to Tropheryma Whipplei: Case Report

Presented by:	Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases / David Spoerl, Diego Bär, Julian Cooper, Thomas Vogt, Alan Tyndall and Ulrich A Walker
Summary points:	A 64-year-old male presents with inflammatory back pain due to multisegmental spondylitis. Vertebral biopsy with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of Tropheryma whipplei, is described; image provided. The authors recommend routine PCR for Tropheryma whipplei from vertebral biopsies.
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