Eosinophilic Meningitis after Bovine Graft Duraplasty for Arnold-Chiari Malformation Type 1 in a 33-year-old Man.
- Author:
Hwan Tae LEE
1
;
Pil Whan PARK
;
Yiel Hea SEO
;
Kyung Hee KIM
;
Ja Young SEO
;
Ji Hun JEONG
;
Moon Jin KIM
;
Jeong Yeal AHN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Eosinophilic meningitis; Bovine graft; Arnold-Chiari malformation
- MeSH: Adult*; Arnold-Chiari Malformation*; Cerebrospinal Fluid; Communicable Diseases; Decompression; Eosinophils*; Humans; Korea; Male; Meningitis*; Neurosurgery; Transplants*
- From:Laboratory Medicine Online 2017;7(1):34-36
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Cases of pediatric eosinophilic meningitis following duraplasty with a bovine graft have been reported. These patients recovered following the surgical removal of the dural graft or steroid therapy. Decompression for Chiari malformation is a common procedure in both pediatric and adult neurosurgery. We describe the case of a 33-yr-old male patient with eosinophilic meningitis following Chiari decompression via bovine graft duraplasty. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) study showed 49 red blood cells/μL and 129 leukocytes/μL with 17% eosinophils. There was no evidence of infectious disease. To our knowledge, this is the first report of adult eosinophilic meningitis after bovine graft duraplasty in Korea.
