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Tropheryma-whipplei-Endokarditis

Tropheryma whipplei endocarditis

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Der Morbus Whipple ist eine seltene Infektionskrankheit, verursacht durch das Bakterium Tropheryma whipplei. Meistens verläuft die Erkrankung mit klassischen Symptomen wie Fieber, Gewichtsverlust, Diarrhö und Polyarthritis. Wir berichten über einen 10 Jahre dauernden Krankheitsverlauf mit Endokarditis, Myokarditis und Knochenmarkbefall bei negativer Dünndarmhistologie.

Abstract

Whipple’s disease is a rare infectious disease caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei. Usually the course of the disease is characterized by fever, diarrhea, weight loss and polyarthritis. We report on a case with a 10-year course of the disease with endocarditis, myocarditis and involvement of the bone marrow but with negative histological results of the small intestine.

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  1. Institut für Pathologie und Molekularpathologie, Kanzlerstr. 2-6, 75175, Pforzheim, Deutschland

    M. Fritz M.D., H. Schlinke M.D. & A. Fayyazi M.D.

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Fritz, M., Schlinke, H. & Fayyazi, A. Tropheryma-whipplei-Endokarditis. Pathologe 35, 274–276 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00292-013-1791-0

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