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Mollaret meningitis: Report of a case with recovery after colchicine
Author(s) -
Mora Jesus S.,
Gimeno Alberto
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410080616
Subject(s) - colchicine , meningitis , cerebrospinal fluid , medicine , antibiotics , antibiotic therapy , bacterial meningitis , pediatrics , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
A 13‐year‐old boy developed closely spaced episodes of recurrent febrile meningitis that persisted for 22 months despite antibiotic therapy. During exacerbations the cerebrospinal fluid contained up to 2,500 leukocytes per cubic millimeter, including up to 20% activated monocytoid cells, with high IgM and IgG levels. No cause for the disorder was found, but steroids improved the condition and colchicine therapy apparently cured it.