Abstract

We describe a young man who initially presented with stroke and febrile illness. He was eventually diagnosed with Tropheryma whipplei endocarditis. This is a very rare condition and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first documented case of T. whipplei endocarditis in Australia and New Zealand regions. This report aims to increase awareness of clinicians of this very rare but potentially treatable condition. It is reasonable to exclude T. whipplei endocarditis when dealing with high-risk patients who are suspected for “culture-negative” endocarditis.

Details

Title
Tropheryma Whipplei endocarditis: Case report and literature review
Author
Paymard, Mohammad 1 ; Sukumaran, Vichitra 2 ; Senanayake, Sanjaya 3 ; Watson, Ashley 3 ; Das, Chandi 4 ; Abhayaratna, Walter 1 

 Department of Cardiology, The Canberra Hospital; College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 
 Department of Infectious Diseases, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra 
 Department of Infectious Diseases, The Canberra Hospital; College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 
 Department of Neurology, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra 
Pages
150-151
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Oct/Dec 2018
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
1995705X
e-ISSN
09765123
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2210836277
Copyright
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