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KMID : 1100820170070010034
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Laboratory Medicine Online
2017 Volume.7 No. 1 p.34 ~ p.36
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Eosinophilic Meningitis after Bovine Graft Duraplasty for Arnold-Chiari Malformation Type 1 in a 33-year-old Man
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Lee Hwan-Tae
Park Pil-Whan
Seo Yiel-Hea
Kim Kyung-Hee
Seo Ja-Young
Jeong Ji-Hun
Kim Moon-Jin
Ahn Jeong-Yeal
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Abstract
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Cases of pediatric eosinophilic meningitis following duraplasty with a bovine graft have been reported. These patients recovered following the surgical removal of the dural graft or steroid therapy. Decompression for Chiari malformation is a common procedure in both pediatric and adult neurosurgery. We describe the case of a 33-yr-old male patient with eosinophilic meningitis following Chiari decompression via bovine graft duraplasty. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) study showed 49 red blood cells/μL and 129 leukocytes/μL with 17% eosinophils. There was no evidence of infectious disease. To our knowledge, this is the first report of adult eosinophilic meningitis after bovine graft duraplasty in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Eosinophilic meningitis, Bovine graft, Arnold-Chiari malformation
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