ArticleCureus2026
An Uncertain Cardiac Mass: A Case of Whipple's Disease.
Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
Whipple's disease is a rare multisystem infectious disorder with a heterogeneous clinical presentation that frequently leads to delayed diagnosis. Relapses may occur even years after apparent remission. We report a 54-year-old man with a previous diagnosis of Whipple's disease who presented with fatigue, weight loss, anemia, and recurrent gastrointestinal symptoms. Echocardiography showed a persistent aortic valve mass with progressive regurgitation in the setting of repeatedly negative blood cultures and minimal systemic inflammatory response. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with duodenal biopsies revealed periodic acid-Schiff-positive macrophages, and real-time polymerase chain reaction confirmed
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