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Ahmet Algin1, Marjolijn Wegdam-Blans, Kees Verduin
1Department of Cardiology, Catharina hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Ahmet_algin@hotmail.com
Background:
Culture-negative endocarditis due to Tropheryma whipplei is a rare disease. Mostly the diagnosis is made by histologic examination of resected heart valve tissue.
Case Presentation:
In this case report, we described a patient with a classical Whipple's disease. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) showed a vegetation on noncoronary cusp of the aortic valve. Whipple's disease was confirmed by positive Tropheryma whipplei polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in EDTA blood and a duodenal biopsy with positive periodic acid-Schiff stain (PAS) macrophages.
Conclusion:
Due to timely diagnosis, our patient was treated with antibiotics without valve replacement.
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