One of his first publications described the role of the lungs, lymphatic system, and gastrointestinal tract in the spread of tubercle bacillus causing tuberculosis. Another one of his early publications described autopsy results from a patient with an accumulation of fatty acids in the walls of the small intestine and lymph nodes. He named this abnormality lipodystrophia intestinalis (intestinal lipodystrophy), and correctly pointed to the bacterial cause of the lipid deposits, resulting in the disease being named Whipple's disease.
One of his first publications described the role of the lungs lymphatic system and gastrointestinal tract in the spread of tubercle bacillus causing tuberculosis Another one of his early publications described autopsy results from a patient with an accumulation of fatty acids in the walls of the small intestine and lymph nodes He named this abnormality lipodystrophia intestinalis (intestinal lipodystrophy) and correctly pointed to the bacterial cause of the lipid deposits resulting in the disease being named Whipple's disease