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Case Reports
. 1998 Sep;98(3):209-12.
doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb07296.x.

Herpes simplex virus type 2 DNA detected in cerebrospinal fluid of 9 patients with Mollaret's meningitis

M Jensenius  1 , B Myrvang, G Størvold, A Bucher, K B Hellum, A L Bruu
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Herpes simplex virus type 2 DNA detected in cerebrospinal fluid of 9 patients with Mollaret's meningitis

M Jensenius et al. Acta Neurol Scand. 1998 Sep.

Abstract

We present clinical and virological data on 9 patients, 7 women and 2 men aged 31-56 years, with recurrent aseptic meningitis (Mollaret's meningitis). Polymerase chain reaction detected Herpes simplex virus type 2 DNA in cerebrospinal fluid samples from all patients collected during their latest attacks of meningitis. Six patients had no history of genital herpes. Only 1 patient was offered prophylactic antiviral treatment during the study period (45 months).

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