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Aseptic meningitis - back to the basics!

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GoodGirl
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04/16/08 - 01:40 PM

Meningitis is characterized by the acute onset of fever and stiff neck.Aseptic meningitis may be caused by a variety of microbial agents. During the initial 24 h of the course of aseptic meningitis, an affected persons cerebrospinal fluid is characterized by

a. Decreased protein content

b. Elevated glucose concentration

c. Lymphocytosis

d. Polymorphonuclear leukocytosis

e. Eosinophilia

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04/16/08 - 01:49 PM

C? since the most common agent are virus. raised eyebrow

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04/16/08 - 03:09 PM

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04/16/08 - 03:56 PM

d. Polymorphonuclear leukocytosis << lymphocytosis develops later in the next 24hrs.

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04/16/08 - 06:30 PM

new_n_lost wrote:
d. Polymorphonuclear leukocytosis << lymphocytosis develops later in the next 24hrs.

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04/16/08 - 08:59 PM

D, correct .

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04/17/08 - 07:23 PM

Aseptic meningitis is characterized by a pleocytosis of mononuclear cells in the cerebrospinal fluid;
polymorphonuclear cells predominate during the first 24 h, but a shift to
lymphocytes occurs thereafter. The cerebrospinal fluid of affected persons is
free of culturable bacteria and contains normal glucose and slightly elevated
protein levels. Peripheral white blood cell counts usually are normal.
Although viruses are the most common cause of aseptic meningitis, spirochetes,
chlamydiae, and other microorganisms also can produce the disease.

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