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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Abdominal CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [Whipple's disease]. Findings on CT scan suggestive of [Whipple's disease] include thickening of small bowel folds and enlarged abdominal lymph nodes. CNS involvement may present with associated CT findings depending on type of lesion. | Abdominal CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [[Whipple's disease]]. Findings on CT scan suggestive of [Whipple's disease] include thickening of small bowel folds and enlarged abdominal lymph nodes. CNS involvement may present with associated CT findings depending on type of lesion. | ||
==CT scan== | ==CT scan== | ||
*Abdominal CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [Whipple's disease]. Findings on CT scan suggestive of [Whipple's disease] include: | *Abdominal CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [[Whipple's disease]]. Findings on CT scan suggestive of [[Whipple's disease]] include: <ref name="pmid11432814">{{cite journal| author=Dutly F, Altwegg M| title=Whipple's disease and "Tropheryma whippelii". | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 2001 | volume= 14 | issue= 3 | pages= 561-83 | pmid=11432814 | doi=10.1128/CMR.14.3.561-583.2001 | pmc=88990 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11432814 }} </ref> | ||
**thickening of small bowel fold | **thickening of small bowel fold | ||
**enlarged and bulky mesentric and retroperitoneal lymph nodes | **enlarged and bulky mesentric and retroperitoneal lymph nodes | ||
*Head CT scan finding may be normal or may show: | *Head CT scan finding may be normal or may show:<ref name="pmid11432814">{{cite journal| author=Dutly F, Altwegg M| title=Whipple's disease and "Tropheryma whippelii". | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 2001 | volume= 14 | issue= 3 | pages= 561-83 | pmid=11432814 | doi=10.1128/CMR.14.3.561-583.2001 | pmc=88990 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11432814 }} </ref> | ||
**cerebral atrophy | **[[cerebral atrophy]] | ||
**focal lesions | **focal lesions | ||
**hydrocephalus | **[[hydrocephalus]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Bhagyashree Deshmankar M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
Abdominal CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of Whipple's disease. Findings on CT scan suggestive of [Whipple's disease] include thickening of small bowel folds and enlarged abdominal lymph nodes. CNS involvement may present with associated CT findings depending on type of lesion.
CT scan
- Abdominal CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of Whipple's disease. Findings on CT scan suggestive of Whipple's disease include: [1]
- thickening of small bowel fold
- enlarged and bulky mesentric and retroperitoneal lymph nodes
- Head CT scan finding may be normal or may show:[1]
- cerebral atrophy
- focal lesions
- hydrocephalus
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dutly F, Altwegg M (2001). "Whipple's disease and "Tropheryma whippelii"". Clin Microbiol Rev. 14 (3): 561–83. doi:10.1128/CMR.14.3.561-583.2001. PMC 88990. PMID 11432814.