Case report: A systemic lupus erythematosus patient with Tropheryma whipplei infection

International Journal of Rheumatic DiseasesVolume 27, Issue 2 e15065 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Case report: A systemic lupus erythematosus patient with Tropheryma whipplei infection Mei Chen, Mei Chen orcid.org/0000-0002-5903-7719 Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorDanjun Zhang, Danjun Zhang Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorKepeng Yang, Kepeng Yang Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorXinchang Wang, Xinchang Wang Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorMuzhi Chen, Corresponding Author Muzhi Chen [email protected] Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China Correspondence Muzhi Chen, Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, No. 318, Chaowang Road, Gongshu District, Hangzhou 310005, China. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Mei Chen, Mei Chen orcid.org/0000-0002-5903-7719 Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorDanjun Zhang, Danjun Zhang Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorKepeng Yang, Kepeng Yang Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorXinchang Wang, Xinchang Wang Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorMuzhi Chen, Corresponding Author Muzhi Chen [email protected] Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China Correspondence Muzhi Chen, Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, No. 318, Chaowang Road, Gongshu District, Hangzhou 310005, China. 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