Publications by authors named "Alessandro Cappellini"
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- * The study included 177 patients, showing that elevated FC levels were linked to poorer clinical responses and worse long-term outcomes, including complications and mortality.
- * Results indicated that high FC levels are more common in complicated cases of CD and NCEs, suggesting that FC could be a useful marker for assessing disease severity and predicting future health issues.
Whipple's disease, an extremely rare, chronic infection caused by Tropheryma whipplei, an actinobacterium ubiquitously present in the environment, is a multisystemic condition that can affect several organs. Therefore, Whipple's disease should always be considered by physicians working across various branches of medicine, including internal medicine, rheumatology, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, haematology, and neurology. Initially, Whipple's disease is challenging to diagnose due to both its rarity and non-specific clinical features, almost indistinguishable from rheumatological conditions.
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