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A rare case of aortic valve endocarditis caused byTropheryma whippelii with left coronary cusp perforation diagnosed by transoesophageal echocardiography and PCR
  1. H F MANNAERTS,
  2. T HEKKER,
  3. C A VISSER

https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.81.2.217

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    Aortic valve endocarditis might be the first manifestation of Whipple’s disease without further multiorgan involvement. A case is reported of aortic valve endocarditis with severe aortic regurgitation without clinical evidence of gastrointestinal disease in a 47 year old man who was admitted …

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