What is it about?
A rare disorder of rheumatoid meningitis developed in a patient with generalized myasthenia gravis and rheumatoid arthritis in a remission phase of both disorders.
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Why is it important?
Using a flow cytometry sysyem, the immunity in the cerebrospinal fluid and that of the outside of the central nervous system were investigated and the difference was significant.
Perspectives
This is the first report that revealed the altered lymphocyte subsets in the cerebrospinal fluid in a patient with rhematoid meningitis.
Professor Makoto Matsui
Kanazawa Medical University
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This page is a summary of: Rheumatoid meningitis developed in patient with stable rheumatoid arthritis and myasthenia gravis—detailed analysis of intracranial inflammation using flow cytometry, Journal of Neuroinflammation, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1186/s12974-018-1196-3.
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