Laboratorial diagnosis of lymphocytic meningitis
Braz. j. infect. dis
; Braz. j. infect. dis;11(5): 489-495, Oct. 2007. tab
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ABSTRACT
Meningitis is the main infectious central nervous system (CNS) syndrome. Viruses or bacteria can cause acute meningitis of infectious etiology. The term "Aseptic Meningitis" denotes a clinical syndrome with a predominance of lymphocytes in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), with no common bacterial agents identified in the CSF. Viral meningitis is considered the main cause of lymphocyte meningitis. There are other etiologies of an infectious nature. CSF examination is essential to establish the diagnosis and to identify the etiological agent of lymphocytic meningitis. We examined CSF characteristics and the differential diagnosis of the main types of meningitis.
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LILACS
Основная тема:
Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Meningitis, Aseptic
Тип исследования:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Пределы темы:
Humans
Язык:
En
Журнал:
Braz J Infect Dis
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Braz. j. infect. dis
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Braz. j. infect. dis. (Online)
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Brazilian journal of infectious diseases (Impresso)
Тематика журнала:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Год:
2007
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Article