Eosinophilic meningomyelitis. Report of a case
Wittig, E.O.; Ugliano, L.C.; Loddo, G.; Peres, W.
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria 41(4): 391-395
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-282X PMID: 6661104 Document Number: 206769
A 31 years old man who developed paraplegia due to a meningomyelitis is reported. Cerebrospinal fluid examination showed 116 white cells with 57% eosinophils. On the 79th day the patient died from pulmonary embolism. On post mortem examination no eosinophilic infiltrations was found. However, a detailed histologic examination was not performed.