Mollaret's meningitis associated with herpes simplex type 2 infection
| Autor: | Gregory A. Dekaban, François J. Picard, George P. A. Rice, Jaime Silva |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Molecular Sequence Data medicine.disease_cause Polymerase Chain Reaction Herpesviridae Virus law.invention law Alphaherpesvirinae medicine Humans Simplexvirus Meningitis Aseptic Polymerase chain reaction Mollaret's meningitis biology Base Sequence business.industry Gene Amplification Herpes Simplex medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Virology Herpes simplex virus Immunology DNA Viral Female Neurology (clinical) Viral disease business Meningitis |
| Zdroj: | Neurology. 43(9) |
| ISSN: | 0028-3878 |
| Popis: | We describe three patients with benign recurrent aseptic meningitis (Mollaret9s meningitis). For one of these cases, the episodes of meningitis were associated with herpetic outbreaks. Mollaret cells, which are a hallmark of Mollaret9s meningitis, were present in the CSF from two of the three patients. In all cases, herpes simplex virus type 2 DNA was present in the CSF during the acute illness as detected by polymerase chain reaction amplification, although viral cultures from CSF were all negative. Herpesviruses, notorious for frequent and sporadic recurrence, are ideal candidates for the cause of Mollaret9s meningitis. |
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