Mollaret's meningitis: Cytopathologic analysis of fourteen cases
Chan TY, Parwani AV, Levi AW, Ali SZ. Mollaret's meningitis: Cytopathologic analysis of fourteen cases. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2003, 28: 227-231. PMID: 12722116, DOI: 10.1002/dc.10261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMollaret's meningitisRecurrent episodesPolymerase chain reactionPolymorphonuclear leukocytesMost common clinical presentationCerebrospinal fluid examinationCommon clinical presentationAppropriate clinical settingSmall mature lymphocytesHerpes simplex virus type 2 DNAHemosiderin-laden macrophagesCentral nervous systemVirus type 2 DNASole diagnostic modalityAseptic meningitisCSF examinationFluid examinationClinical presentationLymphoproliferative disordersMild feverClinical dataCytopathologic analysisDifferential diagnosisPlasma cellsDiagnostic modalities