Beware of Histiocytes: Whipple Adenopathy and its Mimics

Int J Surg Pathol. 2022 Apr;30(2):163-166. doi: 10.1177/10668969211026370. Epub 2021 Jun 18.

Abstract

Histiocytic proliferations are heterogeneous lesions with distinct pathogenic and clinical-pathological features. While many of these conditions are nonspecific immune responses to variable causes, a minority of them is associated with specific etiological factors and unique clinical-pathological pictures. By presenting a rare case of Whipple adenopathy, we address the peculiar histological features of this condition and the differential diagnosis of nodal histiocytosis in general.

Keywords: Whipple disease; hematopathology; histiocytosis; infectious disease; lymphadenopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Histiocytes / pathology
  • Histiocytosis* / diagnosis
  • Histiocytosis* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lymphadenopathy* / pathology