Severe hypothermia in a patient with cerebral relapse of Whipple's disease

Infection. 2004 Apr;32(2):119-21. doi: 10.1007/s15010-004-3024-1.

Abstract

The diagnosis of cerebral relapse of Whipple's disease in a 67-year-old patient was made after he presented with somnolence and severe hypothermia 4 months after discontinuing treatment with cotrimoxazole. Hypothermia is a rare hypothalamic manifestation of cerebral Whipple's disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Disease Progression
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Hypothalamic Diseases / complications
  • Hypothalamic Diseases / pathology*
  • Hypothalamic Diseases / therapy
  • Hypothermia / complications
  • Hypothermia / diagnosis*
  • Hypothermia / therapy
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Whipple Disease / complications
  • Whipple Disease / diagnosis*
  • Whipple Disease / drug therapy