Wang Sheng, Xia Demeng, Wu Jianghong, Jia Dandan, Li Lei, Xu Shuogui
Department of Emergency, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Health Clinic, Liberation Army Unit 91666, Zhoushan, China.
Front Public Health. 2021 Oct 25;9:729595. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.729595. eCollection 2021.
Whipple's disease is a very rare systemic infectious disease, and very few cases have been reported. However, it can be fatal if not diagnosed and treated appropriately. The major clinical manifestations of this disease are usually digestive and nervous system symptoms. The majority of patients are male and between 40 and 50 years old. Although respiratory symptoms of this disease have rarely been reported, they pose a serious threat to the lives of the patients, especially when they progress to severe pneumonia. During admission to the hospital, infection makes treatment more difficult. While most patients are middle-aged men, more attention should be given to the diagnosis and treatment of affected young women. To our knowledge, the case presented in the study is the first case of infection that resulted in severe pneumonia and was complicated by infection during treatment. We hope that our study can serve as a reference for the diagnosis and treatment of related cases in the future.
惠普尔病是一种非常罕见的全身性传染病,报道的病例很少。然而,如果不进行适当的诊断和治疗,它可能是致命的。这种疾病的主要临床表现通常是消化系统和神经系统症状。大多数患者为男性,年龄在40至50岁之间。尽管这种疾病的呼吸道症状很少被报道,但它们对患者的生命构成严重威胁,尤其是当进展为重症肺炎时。在住院期间,感染会使治疗更加困难。虽然大多数患者是中年男性,但对于受影响的年轻女性的诊断和治疗应给予更多关注。据我们所知,该研究中呈现的病例是首例感染导致重症肺炎并在治疗期间并发感染的病例。我们希望我们的研究能够为未来相关病例的诊断和治疗提供参考。