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Bacterial Meningitis with “Normal” Cerebrospinal Fluid in Adults: A Report on Five Cases

Pere Domingo, Jordi Mancebo, Lluís Blanch, Pere Guiró Coll, A. Net, J. Nolla

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Five adult patients with bacterial meningitis and normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings are described. All were patients in whom the lumbar puncture was performed very early in the course of the disease, or who had a low white blood cell count in peripheral blood. In such cases the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis may be overlooked.

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Five adult patients with bacterial meningitis and normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings are described. All were patients in whom the lumbar puncture was performed very early in the course of the disease, or who had a low white blood cell count in peripheral blood. In such cases the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis may be overlooked.

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Five adult patients with bacterial meningitis and normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings are described. All were patients in whom the lumbar puncture was performed very early in the course of the disease, or who had a low white blood cell count in peripheral blood. In such cases the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis may be overlooked.

Key concepts: Cerebrospinal fluid, Lumbar puncture, Meningitis, Bacterial meningitis, Medicine, White blood cell, CSF albumin, Pathology

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