Eosinophilic granulocytes in the CSF were observed in 94 of approximately 10,000 qualitative cytologic preparations. Those cases of eosinophilia which occurred in the context of a parasitic disease or a puncture-related hemorrhage were excluded. CSF eosinophilia exceeding 1% was found in 57.5% of th
The cerebrospinal fluid in the diagnosis of tuberculous meningoencephalitis: Review of the literature
✍ Scribed by M. Macucci; D. Sità
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 420 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-1874
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