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An example of cerebrospinal fluid histology in viral meningitis, where you would see lymphocytosis, which is an abundance of lymphocytes. Reproduced with permission from Dr Peter G. Anderson and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Pathology Education Information Resource (PEIR) Digital Library.
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The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. For additional i...
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... of these findings are seen in Figure 1. As seen in Figure 2, viral meningitis will demonstrate marked lymphocytosis with the absence of any organisms. Fungal organisms will also demonstrate an abundance of lymphocytes but you will also see the organisms, for example, in Figure 3, a case of cryptococcus, you can see the thick-walled capsule yeast form. ...
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The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. For additional i...
