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Cardiac complications in Whipple's disease

Author(s) -

Alexander Hansen,

Derliz Mereles

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 2047-2412

pISSN - 2047-2404

DOI - 10.1093/ejechocard/jen022

Subject(s) - whipple's disease , tropheryma whipplei , whipple disease , lipodystrophy , medicine , disease , whipple procedure , selfie , heart failure , surgery , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , pancreas , immunology , coeliac disease , intestinal malabsorption , pancreaticoduodenectomy , viral load , art , visual arts

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.

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