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Some of the tests to help diagnose Whipple's disease includes: | Some of the tests to help diagnose Whipple's disease includes: | ||
* Complete blood count (CBC) | * Complete blood count (CBC) | ||
*[[Polymerase chain reaction]] (PCR) test to check for the bacteria that causes the disease | |||
*Small bowel [[biopsy]] | |||
Whipple's disease may also change the results of the following tests: | Whipple's disease may also change the results of the following tests: | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Laboratory Findings
Diagnosis is made by intestinal biopsy, which reveals presence of the organism as PAS-positive macrophage inclusions. Immunohistochemical staining for antibodies against T. whipplei has been used to detect the organism in a variety if tissues, and a confirmatory PCR-based assay is also available.
Some of the tests to help diagnose Whipple's disease includes:
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to check for the bacteria that causes the disease
- Small bowel biopsy
Whipple's disease may also change the results of the following tests:
- Albumin
- Unabsorbed fat in the stools (fecal fat)
- Intestinal absorption of a type of sugar (d-xylose absorption)