Whipple's disease presenting as sarcoidosis and valvular heart disease.
Whipple's disease is a rare systemic disorder that can present in a variety of ways and is often difficult to diagnose. It can involve almost any organ system and can mimic other diseases both in its symptoms and pathologic appearance. We present a case initially diagnosed as sarcoidosis that was found to be Whipple's disease after pathologic examination of the patient's mitral and aortic valves.
Wolfert
A L
AL
Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University, St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, Tenn, USA.
Wright
J E
JE
D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*