Question 70 · LEK · Meningitis
The cerebrospinal fluid test performed in a 15-year-old child showed: cell count 420 /µL, 86% lymphocytes, erythrocytes 3/µL, glucose concentration 61 mg/dL, protein concentration 46 mg/dL, chloride ion concentration 122 mmol/L. The result is characteristic of:
- A. healthy child.
- B. suppurative meningitis.
- C. viral meningitis.
- D. tuberculous meningitis.
- E. subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Hint
Look at the predominant cell type and whether glucose and chloride are reduced.
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