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Mollaret's meningitis: A case with increased circulating natural killer cells
Author(s) -
Goldstein Rose,
Guberman Alan,
Izaguirre Carlos A.,
Karsh Jacob
Publication year - 1986
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.410200315
Subject(s) - peripheral blood mononuclear cell , immunology , meningitis , medicine , biology , virology , pediatrics , genetics , in vitro
A patient with longstanding Mollaret's meningitis had an increased number of circulating natural killer cells during an acute attack, as evidenced by 73% large granular lymphocytes and 80% Leu‐11a–positive peripheral mononuclear cells. Numbers of large granular lymphocytes and Leu‐11a–positive cells returned to normal by three months after the attack. Similarity of the morphological features of the Mollaret's cell to those of large granular lymphocytes is noted.