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Herpes Simplex Type 2 in a Patient with Mollaret's Meningitis:Demonstration by Polymerase Chain Reaction Ann Neurol 35:112-116, Cohen,B.A.,et al, 1994 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract We describe a patient with recurrent self-limited aseptic meningitis meeting the criteria for Mollaret's syndrome in whom extensive serological investigation and cerebrospinal fluid analysis failed to reveal a specific cause.Using polymerase chain reaction techniques to amplify herpes simplex virus type 2 in the cerebrospinal fluid.The duration of clinical illness may have been shortened by treatment with intravenous acyclovir.We suggest that herpes simplex virus may be a more common cause of aseptic meningitis than has been demonstrated by currently commonly available serological and culture techniques.

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