Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome is an autoimmune multisystem disease, characterized by the association of ocular inflammatory manifestations (uveitis and retinal detachment) and extraocular lesions such as meningismus and tegumentary or auditory findings. We report the case of a Hispanic woman with this syndrome.

Mollaret meningitis is characterized by three or more episodes of benign recurrent aseptic meningitis in which symptoms and signs resolve spontaneously within two to five days. Severe headache with an acute onset, fever and meningismus are the main clinical features. We report a case of Mollaret meningitis in a seven-year-old girl who presented with four aseptic meningitis episodes in one year.

reye's syndrome is defined as fatty liver degeneration and acute encephalopathy following diffused abnormal mitochondrial activity. we reported a two year old girl admitted with lethargy and meningismus despite no evidence of blood sugar decrease, history of previous viral disease or drug use, complete tests showed reye syndrome as the final diagnosis. conservative protocols and treatment inclu...

We report here, we believe for the first time, the primary antiphospholipid syndrome, presenting with fever, meningismus and skin rash. Serology was positive for antiphospholipid antibodies but negative for antinuclear factor. Such presentations, once meningitis has been excluded, should be screened for antiphospholipid antibodies. If serology proves to be positive, anticoagulation for life sho...

Background Acute hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis (AHEM) is considered a rare form of Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), due to acute cerebral vasculitis. The symptomatology consists in similar neurological findings, (meningismus, headache, seizures, multifocal neurologic signs, asymmetrical neurological deficits and coma) with rapid onset of encephalopathy and biphasic evolution. Althou...

Ascaridiasis shows no predilection for any sex or age, but the graver symptoms are usually encountered only in the young. From minor intestinal disorders to serious abdominal complications, e.g. intestinal obstruction, appendicitis, liver abscess, even perforation of the gut, all have found mention in textbooks. Ascaridiasis is known to produce complications in other organs as well, e.g. bronch...

Drug-induced aseptic meningitis attributable to trimethoprim alone has only rarely been documented in the literature. A previously healthy adolescent male presented to our hospital with recurrent headaches, photophobia, and meningismus after serially starting and stopping trimethoprim. Cerebrospinal fluid studies revealed elevated white blood cell counts with a polymorphonuclear predominance. T...

Results | Four groups of drugs continue to be associated with DIAM (Table 1): nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), antibiotics, immunosuppressiveimmunomodulatory (IS-IM), and antiepileptic drugs.1 Prior exposure to the associated drug was present in 26% to 35% of cases (Table 1). The interval between exposure and meningitis ranged from minutes to 5 months (Table 1). Most patients pres...