Acute Fibrinous and Organising Pneumonia in Whipple’s disease

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Acute fibrinous and organising pneumonia
• Whipple’s disease
• Acute lung injury
• Diffuse alveolar damage