Whipple's endocarditis diagnosed by thrombus analysis retrieved by successful mechanical thrombectomy

J Neurol Sci. 2019 May 15:400:42-43. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.03.009. Epub 2019 Mar 14.

Authors

Ong Elodie¹, Paul-Emile Labeyrie², Matthieu Aubry³, Delahaye Cecile¹, Sandrine Roux⁴, Tristan Ferry⁴, Norbert Nighoghossian⁵

Affiliations

¹ Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer, Lyon, France.
² Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer, Lyon, France.
³ Department of Cardiology, Groupement Hospitalier Nord, Lyon, France.
⁴ Infectious Disease Department, Groupement Hospitalier Nord, Lyon, France.
⁵ Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer, Lyon, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30901568
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.03.009

No abstract available

Keywords: Endocarditis; Mechanical thrombectomy; Stroke; Whipple.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery
Female
Humans
Thrombectomy / methods*
Thrombosis / complications
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / surgery
Whipple Disease / complications
Whipple Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Whipple Disease / surgery