Q: What is
meningitis?Mention the points of differences between different types of meningits
Ans: Meningitis: It may
be define as inflammation of the leptomeninges covering the brain and spinal
cord.
CSF finding of meningitis:
|
|
Normal
|
Bacterial
|
Viral
|
Tubercular
|
|
(1)Pressure
|
50-250
mm of water
|
Increased
|
Normal
|
Normal/Increased
|
|
(2)Colour
|
Clear
|
Cloudy
|
Clear
|
Clear/Cloudy
|
|
(3)White
cell count(X106/L)
|
0-4
|
1000-5000
Polymorphs
|
10-2000
lymphocytes
|
50-5000
lymphocytes
|
|
(4)Glucose
|
>60%blood
level
|
Decreased
|
Normal
|
Decreased
|
|
(5)Protein
|
<o.45g/l
|
Increased
|
Normal
|
Increased
|
|
(6)Microbiology
|
Sterile
|
Organisms
on gram Stain.
|
Sterile/virus
detected
|
Ziehl-nilson
stain
|
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