A case of acute community-acquired pneumonia caused by Tropheryma whipplei in pregnant woman without predisposing medical conditions

Abstract

Tropheryma whipplei (T. whipplei) is extensively known as the etiological bacterium of Whipple’s disease (WD). Here, we reported a case of community-acquired pneumonia caused by T. whipplei in a young pregnant woman without predisposing medical conditions. This case indicated that T. whipplei might be also transmitted via respiratory droplet.

Keywords

• Tropheryma whipplei
• Whipple’s disease
• Pneumonia
• Intra-familiar transmission
• Next generation sequence