Eosinophilic meningitis after implantation of a rifampin and minocycline-impregnated ventriculostomy catheter in a child. Case report
| Autor: | Randy S. Bell, Michael K. Rosner, Patrick B. Cooper, Carrie L. Schmitt, Alexander H. Vo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Ventriculostomy
Male medicine.medical_specialty Eosinophilic Meningitis Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Minocycline Catheterization Diagnosis Differential Cerebrospinal fluid Eosinophilia medicine Humans Meningitis Antibiotics Antitubercular business.industry General Medicine respiratory system medicine.disease Surgery Anti-Bacterial Agents Catheter medicine.symptom Rifampin Complication business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of neurosurgery. 104 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3085 |
| Popis: | Eosinophilic meningitis has been defined as meningitis in which a total cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample is found to have more than 10 eosinophils per millimeter or is composed of greater than 10% eosinophils. The differential diagnosis is broad and the clinical presentation, lacking an internalized CSF diversion system, is often nonspecific. With respect to patients with shunt systems, a positive correlation exists between CSF eosinophilia and eventual shunt failure requiring revision. In this paper the authors present the highest reported level of CSF eosinophilia in conjunction with a rifampin and minocycline-impregnated ventriculostomy catheter recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration. |
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