Whipple Disease Misdiagnosed as Lymphoma by 18F-FDG PET/CT: A Case Study
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Cheng, You; Lu, Kai-yu; Shao, Dan
- Source
- Clinical Nuclear Medicine. Nov 01, 2023 48(11):e549-e551
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0363-9762
ABSTRACT: Whipple disease is a rare disorder caused by infection with the gram-positive bacterium Tropheryma whipplei. It can invade various organs and systems of the whole body. This case report describes a patient with invasion of multiple lymph nodes throughout the body misdiagnosed as lymphoma by PET/CT.