Severe pulmonary hypertension reversed by antibiotics in a patient with Whipple's disease.
The case is described of a 58 year old man with systemic Whipple's disease with pericardial and pleural effusions and severe pulmonary hypertension. After three months of antibiotic treatment there was a complete resolution, not only of the symptoms known to be associated with Whipple's disease (diarrhoea, arthralgia, pericardial and pleural effusions), but also of pulmonary hypertension.
Riemer
H
H
Department of Pulmonology, University of Vienna, Austria.
Hainz
R
R
Stain
C
C
Dekan
G
G
Feldner-Busztin
M
M
Schenk
P
P
Müller
C
C
Sertl
K
K
Burghuber
O C
OC
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents