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lymphocytes in CSF
Also see CSF cell count
Reference interval:
- 0-5 cells/uL (0-30 cells/uL neonates)
- lymphocytes 62% +/- 34%
Clinical significance:
1) 10-500/mm3 with predominance of lymphocytes in tuberculous meningitis or fungal meningitis
2) > 6 lymphocytes/mm3 in viral meningitis
3) 10-500/mm3 with predominance of lymphocytes in meningeal carcinomatosis
4) 0-20 lymphocytes/mm3 in multiple sclerosis
5) < 5 mononuclear cells/mm3 (normal pattern) in Guillain-Barre & pseudotumor cerebri
Increases:
- tuberculous meningitis
- fungal meningitis
- viral meningitis
- meningeal carcinomatosis
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cerebrospinal fluid
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Leukocytes variant in CSF
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leukocytes in CSF
lymphocytes in body fluid
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CSF cell count