[Mollaret meningitis. Is the riddle finally solved?].
Mollaret's meningitis is characterised by recurrent aseptic meningitis in otherwise healthy persons. It has recently been shown that most cases are caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). In this article we describe five women, age 33-57 years, with altogether 12 episodes of virus-culture negative aseptic meningitis, where polymerase chain reaction detected HSV-2 in samples of cerebrospinal fluid. Only three patients had a medical history of previous genital herpes infection. None of our patients has been offered prophylactic antiviral treatment.
Jenseuius
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Medisinsk avdeling, Lovisenberg Diakonale Sykehus, Oslo.
Myrvang
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Størvold
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012008:Recurrence