Recurrent Benign Lymphocytic Meningitis

Recurrent benign lymphocytic meningitis.

Recurrent benign lymphocytic meningitis is a recurring, typically innocuous, painful form of aseptic meningitis. This syndrome is associated with transient neurological symptoms in one-half of afflicted patients. The causative agent is usually herpes simplex virus type 2, which can be confirmed by detection of viral DNA in the cerebrospinal fluid using polymerase chain reaction. Clinical diseas...

Benign Lymphocytic Meningitis: (Acute Aseptic Meningitis)

The significance of proplasmocytes and atypical plasma cells in the benign lymphocytic meningitis syndrome.

By PETER WOLF I N THE DIFFERENTIATION of tuberculous memsimigitis from other forms of lymphocytic meningitis, difficulty may arise svheti tubercle bacilli are not initially found its films of cerebrospimsal fluid (C.S.F.) deposit, amid this is accemstuated whets a low C.S.F. sugar is found. The clinical history is often of iso help. Thus, since the early diagnosis is important for appropriate t...

Approach to Chronic Lymphocytic Meningitis.

Chronic meningitis is a common clinical problem. Early diagnosis and appropriate therapy is important in improving the overall outcome and to prevent long-lasting sequels. As many etiological agents lead to the development of chronic lymphocytic meningitis, it is important to develop a systematic approach to the diagnosis; taking clues from history, examination and laboratory tests, to make an ...

Laboratorial diagnosis of lymphocytic meningitis.

Meningitis is the main infectious central nervous system (CNS) syndrome. Viruses or bacteria can cause acute meningitis of infectious etiology. The term "Aseptic Meningitis" denotes a clinical syndrome with a predominance of lymphocytes in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), with no common bacterial agents identified in the CSF. Viral meningitis is considered the main cause of lymphocyte meningitis....