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  • Title: Herpes simplex virus type 2 recurrent meningitis (Mollaret's meningitis): a consideration for the recurrent pathogenesis.
    Author: Sato R, Ayabe M, Shoji H, Ichiyama T, Saito Y, Hondo R, Eizuru Y.
    Journal: J Infect; 2005 Nov; 51(4):e217-20. PubMed ID: 16291273.
    Abstract:
    We report a 44-year-old Japanese woman with herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 2 recurrent meningitis (Mollaret's meningitis). The diagnosis was confirmed by nested polymerase chain reaction in her cerebrospinal fluid, but the patient's conventional HSV antibodies by complement fixation, neutralizing test or enzyme immunoassay showed low titres with low lymphoproliferative response. Several similar cases are discussed. Although the reason for the recurrent pathogenesis is uncertain, our report suggests that the low immune response including immune evasion may be involved in the pathogenesis of HSV type 2 recurrent meningitis. For this patient, long-term suppressive and patient-initiated therapies were conducted to prevent the recurrence of meningitis.
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