What
is your diagnosis? In
these four biopsies there are four different microorganisms.
Can you identify them?. These are specially processed
tissues (epoxy histotechnology) for HRLM. No special stains
were necessary. TEM followed from the same
block.
Cual es su
diagnostico? En
éstas cuatro biopsias hay cuatro microorganismos
diferentes. Puede Ud. identificarlos?. Estos tejidos fueron
especialmente procesados para MOAR. No se necesitaron
coloraciones especiales. MET se hizo luego del mismo
bloque.
Small intestine:
Identify the debri and
microorganisms in the macrophages and make a diagnosis. HRLM
1000 X. TEM 14000 X.
Intestino delgado:
Identifique los residuos
celulares y los microorganismos en los macrófagos y
haga un diagnóstico. MOAR 1000X. TEM
14000X.
REFERENCES: Azua-Romero J, Yus C,
Alfaro J: Enfermedad de Whipple de manifestacion
exclusivamente intestinal. REV ESP Patol 2002;
35:107-111.
Ann Neurol 1997 Jul;42(1):120-4
describes PCR retrieval of Whipple-bacillus sequences from
paraffin-embedded duodenal biopsy material.
Durand et al. Whipple Disease:
Clinical review of 52 cases, Medicine, vol.26(3), p170,
1997.
This website provides
information about Whipple´s Disease in the internet. To
find what you are looking for, please click the respective
buttom in the menue. For questions, please
contact:
Whipple@vonHerbay.de
Brain: Identify the
microorganism found in a meningeal biopsy(HRLM TB-BF 1000 X. TEM 14000
X)
Cerebro: Identifique el
microorganismo encontrado en una biopsia de las
meninges(MOAR 1000X.
TEM 14000X).