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[A case of colchicine-responsive Mollaret's meningitis with MEFV gene mutation].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Jan 2014
Kinohshita Tomomi, Matsushima Akira, Satoh Shunichi, Hoshi Kenichi, Kishida Dai, Yahikozawa Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
A 66-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with recurrent meningitis. She presented with 10 episodes of meningitis in 10 months. Examination of cerebrospinal fluid demonstrated pleocytosis, with neutrophils dominant at the early stage, and lymphocytes dominant at the late stage. Mollaret cells were found and the level of IL-6 was increased in cerebrospinal fluid. Several antibiotics and antiviral agents...
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