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Volume 28, Number 3—March 2022
Research Letter

Subcutaneous Nodules Caused by Tropheryma whipplei Infection

Lili Wang, Peng Su, Li Song, and Lintao SaiComments to Author 
Author affiliation: Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Shandong, China

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Analysis of subcutaneous nodules caused by Tropheryma whipplei infection in a patient in China, 2020. A) Surface of subcutaneous nodule on the left thigh showing ulceration. B) Histopathologic analysis showing granulomatous inflammation with massive necrosis and small abscesses formation. Periodic acid-Schiff stain. Scale bar indicates 100 μm. C) Inclusions inside cytoplasms of foamy macrophages. Periodic acid-Schiff stain. Scale bar indicates 20 μm.

Figure. Analysis of subcutaneous nodules caused by Tropheryma whipplei infection in a patient in China, 2020. A) Surface of subcutaneous nodule on the left thigh showing ulceration. B) Histopathologic analysis showing granulomatous inflammation with massive necrosis and small abscesses formation. Periodic acid-Schiff stain. Scale bar indicates 100 μm. C) Inclusions inside cytoplasms of foamy macrophages. Periodic acid-Schiff stain. Scale bar indicates 20 μm.

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