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CXR Case 158

25 year old with a history of sickle cell disease presents with severe back and bilateral leg pain. Describe and interpret the progression of her CXR's

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Whipple disease

Rare multi-system disorder secondary to chronic bacterial infection. Affecting the gastrointestinal tract most frequently. Chronic infection of the intestinal mucosa with the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei, leads to a lymphostasis; abdominal pain; malabsorption syndrome with diarrhea; and weight loss.