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Alexander Hansen, Derliz Mereles, Cardiac complications in Whipple's disease, European Journal of Echocardiography, Volume 9, Issue 3, May 2008, Pages 426–427, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejechocard/jen022
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Abstract
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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