Eosinophilic Meningitis: Report of Three Cases from a Hilly Area in Kerala

Normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) does not contain eosinophils. The presence of >10 eosinophils/μL in CSF or at least 10% eosinophils in total CSF leukocyte count confirms eosinophilic meningitis. We present three patients with eosinophilic meningitis from the same locality with peripheral eosinop...

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Autores principales: Varghese, Bindu, Menon, Murali Krishna, Pratap, Thara, Moheen, A., Mathew, Jomy, Vijayan, T. P., Tomy, M. P., Abdul Jalal, Muhammed Jasim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6327688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30692771
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aian.AIAN_254_18
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Sumario:Normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) does not contain eosinophils. The presence of >10 eosinophils/μL in CSF or at least 10% eosinophils in total CSF leukocyte count confirms eosinophilic meningitis. We present three patients with eosinophilic meningitis from the same locality with peripheral eosinophilia.

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