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Characteristics of Whipple’s disease patients.
| Patient group | ||
|---|---|---|
| TNFI | Non TNFI | |
| Number (n) | 6 | 8 |
| Sex (n) | 5 males and 1 female | 4 males and 4 females |
| Median age at diagnosis (min - max) | 59.5 (39 – 67) | 62 (31 – 80) |
| Symptoms at diagnosis | ||
| Arthralgia | 6 | 6 |
| Weight loss | 3 | 3 |
| Abdominal pain | 1 | 2 |
| Diarrhea | 3 | 3 |
| Fever | 3 | 1 |
| Adenopathy | 3 | 1 |
| Pericarditis/endocarditis | 1 | 1 |
| Uveitis | 0 | 1 |
| Treatment before diagnosis | ||
| NSAID | 1 | 0 |
| Corticoids | 2 | 4 |
| Methotrexate | 2 | 4 |
| TNF inhibitors | 6 | 0 |
