Article
Phenotypic analysis of cerebrospinal fluid cells over the course of Lyme meningoradiculitis.
Acta cytologica - 1 Jan 2000
Sindern E, Malin J P
Abstract excerpt
Cytologic cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities that most distinctly point to the diagnosis of Lyme meningoradiculitis are pronounced mononuclear pleocytosis composed mainly of T lymphocytes, large amounts of plasma cells and IgM-positive B cells. In this study, repeat examinations revealed decreasing cell numbers and almost normal cell counts 100-130 days after the onset. B cells persisted over the whole observation...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- B-Lymphocytes
- Borrelia burgdorferi Group
- CD4-CD8 Ratio
- Cell Count
- Central Nervous System
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
