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Whipple’s disease in granulomatous disguise: a challenging diagnosis with many histopathological pitfalls

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All authors contributed to manuscript preparation and reviewed the manuscript. Mieke Van Bockstal wrote the manuscript. Filip Van den Bosch collected clinical data. Jo Van Dorpe secured electron microscopy. Histopathological evaluation was performed by Anne Hoorens, Sofie Verbeke, Jo Van Dorpe, David Creytens, and Mieke Van Bockstal.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Mieke Van Bockstal, Anne Hoorens, David Creytens, Sofie Verbeke & Jo Van Dorpe

  2. Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Filip Van den Bosch

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Van Bockstal, M., Hoorens, A., Van den Bosch, F. et al. Whipple’s disease in granulomatous disguise: a challenging diagnosis with many histopathological pitfalls. Virchows Arch 470, 465–468 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-017-2084-4

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