Sudden death in Whipple's disease.
Postgrad Med J
; 73(862): 509-11, 1997 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9307746
ABSTRACT
Despite antibiotic therapy, some patients with uncomplicated Whipple's disease die suddenly and inexplicably. We describe one such patient who died following unexplained cardiorespiratory arrest and was found to have chronic active myocarditis related to the causative organism. We postulate myocarditis as a cause of sudden death.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
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Whipple Disease
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Myocarditis
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Postgrad Med J
Year:
1997
Document type:
Article