Xanthochromia is usually caused by red blood cell degeneration in the csf as would be seen in . The color appearance depends upon the presence of hyperbilirubinemia, hypercarotenemia, melanoma, and elevated protein level.
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Xanthochromia was originally a broad term used to describe the pigmentation of cerebrospinal fluid (csf) as pink or yellow. Xanthochromia refers to the yellowish appearance of cerebrospinal fluid in certain medical conditions, especially subarachnoid hemorrhage, when red blood . The best way of distinguishing rbcs related to intracranial bleeding is to examine the centrifuged supernatant csf for xanthochromia (yellow . This was suggestive of xanthochromia. Xanthochromia, from the greek xanthos yellow and chroma colour, is the yellowish appearance of cerebrospinal fluid that occurs several hours after . The color appearance depends upon the presence of hyperbilirubinemia, hypercarotenemia, melanoma, and elevated protein level. Xanthochromia is usually caused by red blood cell degeneration in the csf as would be seen in . Clear csf with colorless appearance, lymphocyte pleocytosis, high protein level, and low csf glucose as well as blood glucose ratio remain typical . A yellowish tinge to the csf fluid is called xanthochromia. The term xanthochromia now is more widely accepted to represent the yellow color created by the presence of bilirubin in the csf 2). It is abnormal and results from the lysis of rbcs and release of . Xanthochromia is the yellowish discoloration of the supernatant of a centrifuged csf specimen. Xanthochromia is detected by centrifuging the csf sample and visually examining the colour of the supernatant in most labs.
The color appearance depends upon the presence of hyperbilirubinemia, hypercarotenemia, melanoma, and elevated protein level.
Xanthochromia is detected by centrifuging the csf sample and visually examining the colour of the supernatant in most labs. Xanthochromia is usually caused by red blood cell degeneration in the csf as would be seen in . A yellowish tinge to the csf fluid is called xanthochromia. Xanthochromia is the yellowish discoloration of the supernatant of a centrifuged csf specimen. Clear csf with colorless appearance, lymphocyte pleocytosis, high protein level, and low csf glucose as well as blood glucose ratio remain typical . Xanthochromia was originally a broad term used to describe the pigmentation of cerebrospinal fluid (csf) as pink or yellow. Xanthochromia refers to the yellowish appearance of cerebrospinal fluid in certain medical conditions, especially subarachnoid hemorrhage, when red blood . It is abnormal and results from the lysis of rbcs and release of . This was suggestive of xanthochromia. The term xanthochromia now is more widely accepted to represent the yellow color created by the presence of bilirubin in the csf 2). The color appearance depends upon the presence of hyperbilirubinemia, hypercarotenemia, melanoma, and elevated protein level. The best way of distinguishing rbcs related to intracranial bleeding is to examine the centrifuged supernatant csf for xanthochromia (yellow . Xanthochromia, from the greek xanthos yellow and chroma colour, is the yellowish appearance of cerebrospinal fluid that occurs several hours after . Xanthochromia is detected by centrifuging the csf sample and visually examining the colour of the supernatant in most labs.
