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Aseptic Meningitis with Relapsing Polychondritis Mimicking Bacterial Meningitis
| Title: | Aseptic Meningitis with Relapsing Polychondritis Mimicking Bacterial Meningitis |
| Authors: | Yaguchi, Hiroaki Browse this author | | Tsuzaka, Kazufumi Browse this author | | Niino, Masaaki Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Yabe, Ichiro Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Sasaki, Hidenao Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | aseptic meningitis | | relapsing polychondritis | | polymorphonuclear leukocytes | | cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) | | bacterial meningitis |
| Issue Date: | 2009 |
| Publisher: | Japanese Society of Internal Medicine |
| Journal Title: | Internal Medicine |
| Volume: | 48 |
| Issue: | 20 |
| Start Page: | 1841 |
| End Page: | 1844 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.2169/internalmedicine.48.2173 |
| Abstract: | Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare multisystem autoimmune disease. Though meningitis in RP is not common, some cases with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis of lymphocyte cells have been reported. Of the 18 previously reported cases, two cases demonstrated pleocytosis of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) in the CSF. In addition, the cases whose glucose level in the CSF was decreased also were seen. Our case also demonstrated pleocytosis of PMN in CSF mimicking bacterial meningitis. In the clinical field, we cannot get the culture of CNF on the day. We regard the gulucose level and cellular fraction as impotant. Therefore, we must look upon meningitis in RP as a differential diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/39596 |
| Appears in Collections: | 医学院・医学研究院 (Graduate School of Medicine / Faculty of Medicine) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 矢部 一郎
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