Endocarditis and systemic embolization from Whipple's disease. (2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: He, Yu Ting; Peterson, Katherine; Crothers, Jessica; Dejace, Jean; Hale, Andrew J.
• Is Part Of: IDCases. Volume 24(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021
• Subjects: Whipple's disease -- Tropheryma whipplei -- Endocarditis; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Case Reports; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases; Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01105
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-2509

Abstract

Abstract: 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 with Whipple's Disease endocarditis whose initial presentation was acute lower extremity arterial occlusion, and review current literature regarding the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of Whipple's Disease endocarditis.