Lubin Xie

Pulmonary Tropheryma whipplei infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: diagnosis supported by BALF tNGS with subsequent doxycycline-based treatment: a case report

Whipple’s disease is a rare systemic infection caused by Tropheryma whipplei ( T. whipplei ). Pulmonary involvement is uncommon and may mimic sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, or malignancy, delaying diagnosis. Pulmonary presentations may be atypical and nonspecific. We report the case...