Aortic Valve Endocarditis with Whipple Disease
Authors: Michael Jeserich
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1997)

Letters1 June 1997Aortic Valve Endocarditis with Whipple DiseaseMichael Jeserich, MD, Christian Ihling, MD, and Christian Holubarsch, MDMichael Jeserich, MDUniversitatsklinik Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany, Christian Ihling, MDUniversitatsklinik Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany, and Christian Holubarsch, MDUniversitatsklinik Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, GermanyAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-126-11-199706010-00029 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Cardiac involvement of Whipple disease is a common finding in autopsies [1], but it still attracts little clinical attention [2]. We describe a patient who had severe aortic regurgitation when Whipple disease was diagnosed.A 55-year-old man became ill for the first time in his life 4 years before his admission with intermittent arthralgias; migratory, often symmetrical, joint swellings; muscle weakness; and attacks of fever. One year later, he had abdominal pain, diarrhea and weight loss. During the 2 months before admission, the symptoms were aggravated. Examination showed a cachetic, weakened man. His blood pressure was 110/45 ...References1. Enzinger FM, Helwig EB. Whipple's disease. A review of the literature and report of fifteen patients. Virchows Archiv. 1963; 336:238-69. Google Scholar2. McAllister HA, Fenoglio JJ. Cardiac involvement in Whipple's disease. Circulation. 1975; 52:152-6. Google Scholar3. Sossai P, DeBoni M, Cielo R. The heart and Whipple's disease. Int J Cardiol. 1989; 23:275-6. Google Scholar4. Ratliff NB, McMahon JT, Naab TJ, Cosgrove DM. Whipple's disease in the porcine leaflets of a Carpentier-Edwards prosthetic mitral valve. N Engl J Med. 1984; 311:902-3. Google Scholar5. Wendler D, Mendoza E, Schleiffer T, Zander M, Maier M. Tropheryma whippelii endocarditis confirmed by polymerase chain reaction. Eur Heart J. 1995; 16:424-5. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Michael Jeserich, MD; Christian Ihling, MD; Christian Holubarsch, MDAffiliations: Universitatsklinik Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEndocarditis and systemic embolization from Whipple's diseaseWhipple's DiseaseMaladie de Whipple diagnostiquée primitivement sarcoïdoseEndocardites de la maladie de Whipple : cinq observations et revue de la littératureDiagnostic methodsWhipple's Endocarditis: Review of the Literature and Comparisons with Q Fever, Bartonella Infection, and Blood Culture–Positive EndocarditisWhipple's Disease and " Tropheryma whippelii "Quantitative Analysis of Valvular Lesions During Bartonella EndocarditisWhipple's disease revisitedWhipple Endocarditis without Overt Gastrointestinal Disease: Report of Four CasesJacques G.H. Gubler, MD, Marcel Kuster, MD, Fabrizio Dutly, PhD, Fridolin Bannwart, MD, Martin Krause, MD, Hans Peter Vögelin, MD, Gianni Garzoli, MD, and Martin Altwegg, PhD 1 June 1997Volume 126, Issue 11Page: 920KeywordsAortic valveArthralgiaAutopsyEndocarditisHeart diseasesPeriodic acid SchiffStainingTemperatureUlcersWeight loss ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 1 June 1997 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1997 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...