Aortic and mitral valve infective endocarditis caused by Tropheryma whipplei and with no gastrointestinal manifestations of Whipple's disease.

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Result language

čeština

Original language name

Aortic and mitral valve infective endocarditis caused by Tropheryma whipplei and with no gastrointestinal manifestations of Whipple's disease.

Original language description

A case of blood culture-negative aortic and mitral valve infective endocarditis caused by Tropheryma whipplei is reported. The 33-year old man showed no other symptoms of Whipple's disease except in arthralgias. Disease was complicated by recurrent cerebral and left upper limb embolisation of vegetations. Causative agent was detected in the valve samples using broad-range polymerase chain reaction. Patient underwent successful surgery (aortic and mitral valve replacement) and his clinical state was goodduring several months' duration of antibiotic treatment.

Czech name

Aortic and mitral valve infective endocarditis caused by Tropheryma whipplei and with no gastrointestinal manifestations of Whipple's disease.

Czech description

A case of blood culture-negative aortic and mitral valve infective endocarditis caused by Tropheryma whipplei is reported. The 33-year old man showed no other symptoms of Whipple's disease except in arthralgias. Disease was complicated by recurrent cerebral and left upper limb embolisation of vegetations. Causative agent was detected in the valve samples using broad-range polymerase chain reaction. Patient underwent successful surgery (aortic and mitral valve replacement) and his clinical state was goodduring several months' duration of antibiotic treatment.

Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FN - Epidemiology, infection diseases and clinical immunology

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2007

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Klinická mikrobiologie a infekční lékařství

ISSN

1211-264X

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Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

4

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