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        news Renal Amyloidosis in Whipple Disease: A Case Report

        Presented by:Cases Journal / Stanislaw Niemczyk, Ewa Filipowicz, Lukasz Wozniacki, Janusz Grochowski, Leszek Zaleski, Agnieszka Grzejszczak, Agnieszka Perkowska Ptasinska, Lukasz Koperski and Joanna Matuszkiewicz Rowinska
        Summary points:A 44-year-old Caucasian male presents with high-grade fevers, loss of weight, diarrhea, and joint pain for 3 months. Physical examination, upper endoscopy, and histochemistry examinations are described; images provided. The authors discuss a rare case of Whipple disease complicated by secondary amyloidosis and kidney failure maintained on permanent renal replacement therapy.
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