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Meningitis aséptica
Nombres alternativos:
Meningitis estéril
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Signos y exámenes:
Para cualquier paciente con meningitis, es importante realizar una punción lumbar (punción en la columna), donde se toma una muestra de lÃquido cefalorraquÃdeo (conocido como LCR) y se envÃa al laboratorio para su análisis.
Los exámenes pueden revelar lo siguiente:
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Conteo de glóbulos blancos en sangre alto o bajo
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Conteo de glóbulos blancos alto en el lÃquido cefalorraquÃdeo (generalmente linfocitos, un tipo de glóbulo blanco)
En los cultivos bacterianos no prolifera ninguna bacteria. Con otros cultivos o exámenes especiales del LCR, se pueden detectar virus u otras formas de infección.
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Fecha de revisión: 9/6/2006
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Versión en inglés revisada por: Hilary M. Babcock, M.D., Medical Director of Occupational Infection Control, Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's Hospitals; Instructor of Medicine, Infectious Disease Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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