Mollaret's meningitis: a case with increased circulating natural killer cells.
A patient with longstanding Mollaret's meningitis had an increased number of circulating natural killer cells during an acute attack, as evidenced by 73% large granular lymphocytes and 80% Leu-11a-positive peripheral mononuclear cells. Numbers of large granular lymphocytes and Leu-11a-positive cells returned to normal by three months after the attack. Similarity of the morphological features of the Mollaret's cell to those of large granular lymphocytes is noted.
D000328:Adult; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008581:Meningitis / Q000276:immunology*; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000276:immunology*; D012008:Recurrence
D000954:Antigens, Surface