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A middle-aged White male presents to your office complaining of arthralgias, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. On examination, you note generalized increased skin pigmentation.

Which of the following is true regarding Whipple disease?

A
Acute renal failure is a common complication.
B
This disease usually strikes young adults before the third decade.
C
It is predominantly a disease of women.
D
Microscopic examination of duodenal biopsies show extensive periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) positive material in the lamina propria and villous atrophy.
E
It is associated with gram-positive cocci.

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