Recurrent Meningitis Attributable to Herpes Simplex Virus-2 in a Child - 04/08/11
, Fariba Sharifi, MD †, Anastasia Stasinopoulou, MD, PhD †, ⁎, Andrew Fretzayas, MD, PhD , Themistocles Karpathios, MD, PhD † 3rd Department of Pediatrics, Athens University School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece Communications should be addressed to: Dr. Stasinopoulou; Department of Pediatrics, Athens Medical Center; Distomou 5-7; Marousi, Athens, Greece 15125.Abstract |
A boy manifested episodes of recurrent meningitis that were attributed to herpes simplex virus-2 infection. He presented no concurrent or previous history of involvement of the genitourinary system. He exhibited headaches, dizziness, photophobia, loss of balance, and vomiting. He underwent three episodes of aseptic meningitis. The herpes simplex virus-2 etiology was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction of the cerebrospinal fluid in the last two episodes. After the third occurrence, he was treated with acyclovir. Five years have elapsed since then, without the recurrence of aseptic meningitis.
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Vol 42 - N° 5
P. 372-374 - mai 2010 Retour au numéro
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