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Whipple Pancarditis as a Cause of Heart Failure
- Ram Y. Gordon, MD;
- Emily Blumberg, MD;
- Susan C. Brozena, MD; and
- Billie Fyfe, MD
- From University of Pennsylvania, and MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA.
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Background: Whipple disease is a rare disorder caused by infection with Tropheryma whippelii. We describe a patient who developed classic symptoms and eventual heart failure because of Whipple disease.
Case Report: Over a period of 5 years, a 38-year-old man developed frequent …
