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kare
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I was looking over the results of my lumbar puncture from a year ago - the only thing that is questionable as far as I could tell was a note at the bottom of the page "rare lymphocytes" noted.
Does anyone know what this means?
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tHAT MEANS VERY, VERY, FEW LYMPHOCYTES.
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Maybe I don't understand what a lymphocyte is. Is it good to have very few??
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Hi Kare,
Lymphocytes are white blood cells and initiate the immune response. They are produced by the lymph nodes, spleen, thymus and bone marrow. They subgroup into T, B and Null Lymphocytes.

The very few (rare) lymphocytes in your spinal fluid is problably from the technique of the tap itself. It is not uncommon to get a few blood cells (red or white) when doing the tap.
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