title: Recurring episodes of meningitis (Mollaret's meningitis) with one showing an association with herpes simplex virus type 2.
abstract: Benign recurrent aseptic (Mollaret's) meningitis is a rare disease of unknown aetiology. We report the case of a 27-year-old woman who experienced three episodes of lymphocytic meningitis. Human Simplex Virus (HSV) type 2 DNA was detected in the CSF by PCR amplification indicating the diagnosis of recurrent HSV type 2 meningitis. Our observation suggests that search of herpes virus DNA by PCR amplification on CSF may be useful in unexplained recurrent meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bachmeyer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de la Blanchardière
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lepercq
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dhôte
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grateau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Detilleux
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tournaire
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Christoforov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000821:virology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human; D006801:Humans; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000821:virology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral