Mollaret's meningitis (benign recurrent lymphocytic meningitis)
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Etiology
- Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2) & other viruses
Pathology
- benign (self-limited) lymphocytic aseptic meningitis
- linked to recurrences of Herpes simplex virus
Clinical manifestations
- short-lived recurrent attacks of fever, stiff neck, headache & vomiting
- 2-10 episodes of meningitis lasting 2-5 days followed by spontaneous recovery
- seizures, hallucinations diplopia, cranial nerve palsy, or altered level of consciousness may also occur[1]
Laboratory
- lumbar puncture & CSF analysis
- consistent with viral meningitis
- ghost cells
- Herpes simplex virus type 2 DNA
Radiology
- neuroimaging with MRI if evidence of encephalitis (more commonly associated with HSV1)[1]
More general terms
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 14, 16 American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2006, 2012
- ↑ Rubin SJ Mollaret's meningitis West J Med. 1994 May; 160(5):459-462 http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1022498
- ↑ Mirakhur B and McKenna M Recurrent Herpes Simplex Type 2 Virus (Mollaret) Meningitis J Am Board Fam Pract. 2004 Jul-Aug;17(4):303-5 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15243021 <Internet> http://www.jabfm.org/cgi/content/full/17/4/303
- ↑ Pearce JM. Mollaret's meningitis. Eur Neurol. 2008;60(6):316-7. Epub 2008 Oct 3. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18832846
- ↑ Mikdashi J, Kennedy S, Krumholz A. Recurrent benign lymphocytic (mollaret) meningitis in systemic lupus erythematosus. Neurologist. 2008 Jan;14(1):43-5. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18195657
- ↑ Sarikcioglu L, Sindel M. Pierre Mollaret (1898-1987) and his legacy to science. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2007 Oct;78(10):1135. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17878191
- ↑ Shalabi M, Whitley RJ. Recurrent benign lymphocytic meningitis. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Nov 1;43(9):1194-7. Epub 2006 Sep 26 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17029141