Table 2.
Summary of histologic lesion and FIPV RT-PCR in multiple lymphoid tissues
Tissue | Lymphoid hyperplasia | Lymphoid depletion | Histiocytosis | Vascular necrosis | Lymphoid necrosis | Granulomas | RT-PCR positive |
Mesenteric LNa | 5/12 | 7/12 | 11/12 | 4/12 | 7/12 | 4/12 | 9/12 |
Mediastinal LN | 0/12 | 8/12 | 12/12 | 2/12 | 4/12 | 6/12 | 10/12 |
Spleen | 4/12 | 0/12 | 4/12 | 1/12 | 3/12 | 6/12 | 6/12 |
Popliteal LN | 7/12 | 2/12 | 10/12 | 2/12 | 2/12 | 1/12 | 3/9 |
Cervical LN | 8/12 | 2/12 | 6/12 | 1/12 | 1/12 | 2/12 | 5/12 |
Thymus | 0/12 | 0/12 | 0/12 | 0/12 | 6/12 | 0/12 | 8/12 |
Bone marrow | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1/12 |
Feces | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/12 |
Lymph node.