Pearls & Oy-sters: chronic mumps meningoencephalitis with low CSF glucose and acute hydrocephalus in an adult.
Chronic lymphocytic meningoencephalitis with low glucose and increased adenosine deaminase (ADA) levels in the CSF together with hydrocephalus represents a diagnostic challenge of varied etiology and only seldom is due to a viral (mumps) infection.
From the Service of Neurology (I.E.-C., I.A.-C., A.R.-S., M.G.-B., J.C.G.-M.) and OSATEK-Magnetic Resonance Imaging Unit (I.V.-O.), Hospital de Galdakao-Usansolo, Galdakao, Vizcaya, Spain.
Ines
I
Escalza-Cortina
Itxaso
I
Azkune-Calle
Aida
A
Rodriguez-Sainz
Marian
M
Gomez-Beldarrain
Iñigo
I
Vicente-Olabarría
Juan Carlos
JC
Garcia-Monco
D000208:Acute Disease; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009107:Mumps / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
D001786:Blood Glucose