title: [Eosinophilic meningomyelitis. Report of a case].
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications*; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009187:Myelitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Meningomielite eosinofílica. Registro de um caso.