| Tropheryma whipplei endocarditis without gastrointestinal involvement. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 22499804 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Whipple's disease, caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei, is a rare chronic multi-system illness commonly affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and presenting with a triad of diarrhoea, weight loss and malabsorption. While 20-55% of patients with a diagnosis of Whipple's disease have clinically evident cardiac manifestations, the initial presentation with isolated valvular disease, without any GI symptoms, is rare. Whereas cardiac involvement usually involves a single valve, cases of double-valve involvement are extremely rare. We report the case of a patient with T. whipplei native aortic and mitral valvular endocarditis, without GI involvement, who presented with the new-onset cardiac failure and ventricular arrhythmias, which required urgent double-valve replacement. This case report is accompanied by a review of the relevant literature. |
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Authors:
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Susannah M Love; Lindsay Morrison; Clare Appleby; Paul Modi |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review Date: 2012-04-11 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery Volume: 15 ISSN: 1569-9285 ISO Abbreviation: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg Publication Date: 2012 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-06-22 Completed Date: 2012-10-29 Revised Date: 2013-04-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101158399 Medline TA: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 161-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK. |
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Aortic Valve
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microbiology*,
surgery Arrhythmias, Cardiac / microbiology Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis, microbiology*, surgery Heart Failure / microbiology Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis, microbiology*, surgery Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation Humans Male Middle Aged Mitral Valve / microbiology*, surgery Treatment Outcome Tropheryma / isolation & purification* Whipple Disease / diagnosis, microbiology*, surgery |
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