Cardiac complications in Whipple's disease.
Whipple's disease or intestinal lipodystrophy is an infection induced by Tropheryma whipplei. It is rare with an estimated incidence of 0.4 per million. Symptoms are arthropathy, weight loss, and diarrhoea, but other organs notably the central nervous system may be affected. We demonstrate a case of cardiac complications in Whipple's disease. The patient presented with endocardial infiltrations on TEE examinations and heart failure and improved after antibiotic treatment.
Hansen
Alexander
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Department of Cardiology, Klinik Koesching, University Heidelberg, Krankenhausstr. 19, D-85092 Koesching, Germany. alexander_hansen@klinik-koesching.de
Mereles
Derliz
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D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy