Mollaret's meningitis: CSF-immunocytological examinations.
Mollaret's meningitis is a rare clinical entity consisting of recurrent attacks of meningeal irritation, which, after a sudden onset, last for a few days. The prognosis appears to be excellent, although the aetiology has not been established. In the CSF so-called endothelial cells are a typical finding, but their classification is not yet clear. In the present case immunocytological examination of CSF cells revealed that the so-called Mollaret cells are monocytes. The time course of changes in helper/suppressor ratio is similar to that in other infectious diseases of the central nervous system.
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002452:Cell Count; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal