Endocarditis and systemic embolization from Whipple’s disease

Whipple’s disease (WD), caused by infection with the organism Tropheryma whipplei, is a rare disease that classically presents with diarrhea, weight loss, and polyarthralgia. Less commonly, Whipple’s Disease can presentation with endocarditis or neurologic infections. The authors report a patient wi...

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Main Authors: Yu Ting He, Katherine Peterson, Jessica Crothers, Jean Dejace, Andrew J. Hale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921000615