Blood Culture-negative Endocarditis Caused by
Tropheryma whipplei
Whipple’s endocarditis
blood culture-negative endocarditis
Journal
European journal of case reports in internal medicine
ISSN: 2284-2594
Titre abrégé: Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 101648453
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
28
04
2021
accepted:
02
05
2021
entrez:
14
6
2021
pubmed:
15
6
2021
medline:
15
6
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A 67-year-old man was admitted with progressive heart failure due to blood culture-negative endocarditis of the aortic valve. Urgent aortic valve replacement was needed. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of samples of the explanted aortic valve revealed Whipple's endocarditis should be considered in patients with arthralgia and blood culture-negative endocarditis (BCNIE). Whipple's endocarditis should be considered in patients with symptoms of arthralgia and blood culture-negative endocarditis (BCNIE).Serum polymerase chain reaction is the main diagnostic test.Both physician awareness and multidisciplinary management by regional endocarditis teams are recommended strategies to provide optimal patient care.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34123951
doi: 10.12890/2021_002596
pii: 2596-1-22659-1-10-20210518
pmc: PMC8191359
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
002596Informations de copyright
© EFIM 2021.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflicts of Interests: The authors declare there are no competing interests.
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