Tropheryma whipplei tricuspid endocarditis: a case report and review of the literature
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- 4 August 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Vol. 4 (1) , 245
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-245
Abstract
The main clinical manifestations of Whipple's disease are weight loss, arthropathy, diarrhea and abdominal pain. Cardiac involvement is frequently described. However, endocarditis is rare and is not usually the initial presentation of the disease. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a patient with Tropheryma whipplei tricuspid endocarditis without any other valve involved and not presenting signs of arthralgia and abdominal involvement.Keywords
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