Whipple's disease and Tropheryma whipplei
Whipple's disease and Tropheryma whipplei
Whipple's disease and Tropheryma whipplei
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Follow-up of the patients after the end of the<br />
treatment?<br />
-Every month for 3 months :<br />
Hemogram, transaminases, gammaglutamyltranspeptidase <strong>and</strong><br />
creatinine blood levels. Immunohistochemistry of monocytes,<br />
saliva, blood <strong>and</strong> stools for PCR.<br />
Necessity to perform one month after the end of treatment :<br />
Small-bowel biopsy for immunohistochemistry <strong>and</strong> PCR, lumbar<br />
puncture for PCR in the CSF for all patients with Whipple’s<br />
<strong>disease</strong>.<br />
-Every 3 months for 5 years :<br />
Hemogram, transaminases, gammaglutamyltranspeptidase <strong>and</strong><br />
creatinine blood levels. Immunohistochemistry of monocytes,<br />
saliva, blood <strong>and</strong> stools for PCR.<br />
Besides, necessity to perform one time per year :<br />
Small-bowel biopsy for immunohistochemistry <strong>and</strong> PCR, lumbar<br />
puncture for PCR in the CSF for all patients with Whipple’s<br />
<strong>disease</strong>.<br />
-One time per year :<br />
Hemogram, transaminases, gammaglutamyltranspeptidase <strong>and</strong><br />
creatinine blood levels. Immunohistochemistry of monocytes,<br />
saliva, blood <strong>and</strong> stools for PCR.<br />
Small-bowel biopsy for immunohistochemistry <strong>and</strong> PCR, lumbar<br />
puncture for PCR in the CSF for all patients with Whipple’s<br />
<strong>disease</strong>.
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