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. 2003 Nov 18;97(1):1–12. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2003.08.010

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
a

Lymph node.