Abstract
Here we describe a case of infective endocarditis caused by Tropheryma whipplei in a patient with no other symptoms of Whipple's disease. The case was diagnosed using broad-range PCR and confirmed by specific PCRs. We review the cases of infective endocarditis presenting as the only manifestation of Whipple's disease reported in the literature.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology*
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Actinomycetales* / classification
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Actinomycetales* / genetics
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Actinomycetales* / isolation & purification
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Whipple Disease / microbiology*