Acute fibrinous and organising pneumonia in Whipple's disease.
We report a case of acute fibrinous and organising pneumonia in Whipple's disease with lung improvement after antibiotic therapy. In our knowledge this is the first report of Whipple's disease with acute fibrinous and organising pneumonia.
UO Pneumologia, Ospedale S Bartolomeo, Via Cisa sud, 19038, Sarzana, SP, Italy. pieraldo.canessa@asl5.liguria.it
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054988:Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*