Mollaret's meningitis.
Pierre Mollaret is mainly known for his contributions to infectious diseases and their prevention. He also described benign, recurrent endothelio-leukocytic meningitis in three patients who had short-lived recurrent attacks of fever, headache and vomiting caused by sterile meningitis, with 'fantomes cellulaires' (cell ghosts) in the cerebrospinal fluid. Identical symptoms are caused by Herpes simplex virus-2 and other viruses. The term Mollaret's meningitis should be restricted to idiopathic recurrent aseptic meningitis. This paper briefly outlines the syndrome and its discoverer.
Pearce
J M S
JM
Emeritus Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK.
D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology*; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*