A patient with recurrent benign meningitis (Mollaret's meningitis) responding to treatment with colchicine by a reduction in frequency of attacks who has subsequently developed a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is described.

BACKGROUND Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a common cause of acute and recurrent aseptic meningitis. Our aim was to determine the impact of antiviral suppression on recurrence of meningitis and to delineate the full spectrum of neurological complications. METHODS One hundred and one patients with acute primary or recurrent HSV-2 meningitis were assigned to placebo (n = 51) or 0.5 g of ...

We report a case of recurrent Streptococcus Pneumoniae meningoencephalitis with a transethmoidal meningoencephalocele (TEME) but without cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage.A 35-year-old man was admitted with S. pneumoniae meningitis. He had suffered from four episodes of recurrent pneumococcal meningitis during the previous 4 years. A computed tomography scan of the paranasal sinus showed the TE...

esis of the inner ear. The malformation, commonly associated with deafness, is frequently heralded by meningitis secondary to communication of the middle ear with the subarachnoid space. Early recognition and successful repair of the cerebrospinal fluid leak is important to avoid the sequelae or repeated episodes of meningitis. We report a case of a 5-year-old girl in whom Mondini dysplasia pre...

Mondini dysplasia is a congenital malformation of the inner ear, which is characterized by a short and large cochlear canal of 1.5 turn rather than 2.5 turns and an apical region with cystic dilatation. Patients present with congenital deafness, when both cochlea are affected. Unilateral disease may cause recurrent meningitis, otorrhea or rhinorrhea. In this article, we report a three-year-old ...

Objectives While bacterial meningitis is a concerning complication after endoscopic skull base surgery, the diagnosis can be made without consideration for aseptic meningitis. This article aims to (1) present a patient with recurrent craniopharyngioma and multiple postoperative episodes of aseptic meningitis and (2) discuss the diagnosis and management of aseptic meningitis. Design Case report ...

We report a case of acute recurrent meningitis in an HIV-positive immunocompetent woman. In this case, a 34-year-old African woman with a known HIV infection presented with symptoms of acute meningitis. She was on combination antiretroviral therapy with abacavir, lamivudine, and nevirapine. Her HIV RNA level was <70 IU/mL, and CD4 counts were 640 cells/mm3. This indicates that she was not immun...

A 34-year-old woman presented initially with meningococcal meningitis and with Streptococcus mitis meningitis 6 months later. A right cribriform plate area meningoencephalocele was discovered on MRI at the second episode. In retrospect, this abnormality was present on initial MRI (figure). The patient recalled intermittent watery rhinorrhea for 1 year preceding the first meningitis episode, but...