title: [Valvular locations in Whipple's disease: report of two cases and review of the literature].
abstract: Whipple's disease is a consequence of an infection due to a bacteria called Tropheryma whippelii. Endocarditis is frequently described in post mortem studies on this disease but the diagnosis in living patients is uncommon.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, hôpital Avicenne et université Paris-Nord, 125, route de Stalingrad, 93009 Bobigny.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Charniot
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mouthon
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Barthelemy
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Podeva
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Artigou
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guillevin
mesh_terms: D039903:Actinobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology