Rieder cells in the cerebrospinal fluid from a patient with viral meningo-encephalomyelitis. A case report.
To the best of our knowledge, the presence of Rieder cells, as a possible expression of a cytopathogenic effect of virus infection in vivo, has not been reported previously. Rieder cells are radially segmented mononuclear cells and were demonstrated in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a patient with a documented Coxsackie B virus meningo-encephalomyelitis. The Rieder cells were classified enzymatically as promonocytes. DNA-analysis of CSF showed some mitotic activity which, however, might be due to stimulated lymphocytes.
D000328:Adult; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D008938:Mitosis; D009000:Monocytes / Q000473:pathology*