Eosinophilic Meningitis and Lymphomatous Meningitis

Letters1 February 1975Eosinophilic Meningitis and Lymphomatous MeningitisDAVID K. KING, M.D., KEVIN K. LOH, M.D., ALBERTO G. AYALA, M.D., JESS F. GAMBLE, M.D.DAVID K. KING, M.D., KEVIN K. LOH, M.D., ALBERTO G. AYALA, M.D., JESS F. GAMBLE, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-82-2-228_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptEosinophilic meningitis is a relatively rare entity which has been associated in the past with lymphomatous involvement of the central nervous system in only a single case of Hodgkin's disease (1). We report here what we believe to be the first case in association with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the brain.The patient, a 26-year-old white woman, was diagnosed as having poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma, convoluted cell type, from a cervical lymph node biopsy in August 1973. At that time there was lymphomatous involvement of the scalp, bilateral cervical, mediastinal, and upper paraaortic lymph nodes. She was treated with combination chemotherapy...References1. COURTENAY-EVANSMCELWAIN RJ: Eosinophilic meningitis in Hodgkin's disease. Br J Clin Pract (Lond) 23:382-384, 1969 MedlineGoogle Scholar2. BUTLER J: Br J Cancer (Lond), 1974. In press Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: DAVID K. KING, M.D.; KEVIN K. LOH, M.D.; ALBERTO G. AYALA, M.D.; JESS F. GAMBLE, M.D.Affiliations: Departments of Medicine and Pathology The University of Texas System Cancer Center M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute Houston, Texas 77025 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLeptomeningeal Disease and the Role of Intrathecal TherapyEosinophilic meningitisMeningeal metastases: clinical aspects and diagnosisChronic pachymeningitis associated to hypereosinophilia: case reportCase Report: Neoplastic Meningitis with Eosinophilic Pleocytosis in Hodgkin's Disease: A Case with Cerebellar Dysfunction and a Review of the LiteratureEosinophilic Meningitis Preceding Meningeal Relapse in a Child with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Abnormal Nucleotide Content of EosinophilsReferencesEosinofilorraquia em tumor maligno: apresentação de casoMultiple flüchtige Hirninfiltrate bei allergischer MeningoencephalitisCerebrospinal Fluid Alterations Associated with Central Nervous System InfectionsEosinophils in the Cerebrospinal FluidT. KUBERSKI, M.D.CSF eosinophilia and chronic lymphocytic choriomeningitisvirus meningitisEosinophilic granulocytes in cerebrospinal fluid: Analysis of 94 cerebrospinal fluid specimens and review of the literatureEosinophilic meningitis complicating Hodgkin's disease.A report of a case and review of the literatureCerebrospinal fluid eosinophilia 1 February 1975Volume 82, Issue 2Page: 228-228KeywordsBiopsyBrainCentral nervous systemCombination chemotherapyHodgkin lymphomaLymph nodesLymphomaMeningitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1975 PDF downloadLoading ...