digestive disorders
Whipple Disease
Diagnosis of Whipple Disease
Biopsy A doctor can make the diagnosis of Whipple disease by identifying bacteria in the small intestine. To identify the bacteria, doctors remove tissue (biopsy) from the small intestine using an endoscope (a flexible viewing tube equipped with a light source and a camera through which a small clipper can be inserted) or remove tissue from an enlarged lymph node. The tissue is then examined under a microscope. 