Table 2 Diagnostic evaluation for Whipple’s disease
From: Whipple’s disease mimicking rheumatoid arthritis can cause misdiagnosis and treatment failure
Pat # | PAS staining | PCR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small intestine | Synovialis | Small intestine | Synovial fluid | Skin | CSF | |
1 | + | + | + | + | + | n.d. |
2 | − | n.d. | + | + | n.d. | − |
3 | − | n.d. | − | + | n.d. | − |
4 | − | n.d. | − | + | n.d. | − |
5 | − | n.d. | + | + | n.d. | − |
6 | + | n.d. | + | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
7 | + | n.d. | + | + | n.d. | + |