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Arq. bras. cardiol
; Arq. bras. cardiol;80(3): 329-334, Mar. 2003. ilus
Artigo
em Português, Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-331111
RESUMO
This report concerns a patient with articular and cardiac manifestations of Whipple's disease. The disease was diagnosed only when gastrointestinal symptoms had appeared, because all cardiac symptoms were attributed exclusively to myocardial bridging. After 18 months of treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, the patient is fully asymptomatic with a normal echocardiogram