Meningitis de Mollaret: reporte de caso

ISSN: 0123-9392
e-ISSN: 2422-3794

The journal Infectio is the official scientific publication of the Colombian Association of Infectious Diseases (Asociación Colombiana de Infectología) (ACIN). It publishes four issues per year with articles related to the specialty, in areas of clinical, pharmacological or microbiological research. All the manuscripts are assessed by the Journal Editorial Committee after receiving the evaluations of two external reviewers who assess the articles in the form of a blind peer review. The Journal receives articles in Spanish and English, as the lingua franca in scienceh. It regularly includes Original Articles on the previously mentioned aspects, Reviews, Editorials and Letters to the Editor. e-ISSN: 2422-3794

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La meningitis de Mollaret es una enfermedad rara caracterizada por episodios recurrentes y autolimitados de meningitis linfocítica. Se presenta un caso de meningitis de Mollaret asociado a la infección por herpes simple tipo 2 en una mujer de 27 años con confirmación por reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR) del líquido cefalorraquídeo y se hace una revisión del tema.

Palabras clave:

Meningitis viral

Herpes simplex

Meningitis aséptica

Abstract

Mollaret's meningitis is a rare disease characterized by recurrent and self-limited episodes of lymphocytic meningitis. We present a case of a 27-year-old woman with Mollaret's meningitis related to viral infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 confirmed by cerebrospinal fluid polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Keywords:

Viral Meningitis

Herpes Simplex

Aseptic Meningitis

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