Mollaret's meningitis associated with cerebrospinal fluid leak.
Mollaret's meningitis or the benign recurrent meningitis syndrome is a rare disorder not previously described in Africa. The syndrome has a characteristic clinical presentation with spinal fluid pleocytosis, often with unusual 'epithelial' cells. With contemporary techniques no causative organism has been incriminated. The aetiology remains speculative, but we report on a patient found to have a cerebrospinal fluid leak, which may represent a factor in the pathogenesis of this disorder.
D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged