lymphocytic choriomeningitis/headache

An outbreak of lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) associated with pet hamsters adquired through nationwide distributor was recognized in New York in February 1974. In upstate a New York, 57 cases occurred in a four-month period. Complete information was obtained on 49 patients ranging in age from 3

Clinical manifestations of lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) virus infection in 15 patients are described. These patients were University Hospital personnel who had had contact with hamsters, subsequently shown to harbor the virus. Fever with striking myalgias, headache and rigors were the most

A young man who presented with a 3 week history of fever and severe headache accompanied by mild leukocytosis, was found to have lymphocytic meningitis due to Coxiella burnetti. Thus, Q fever can present as lymphocytic (aseptic) meningitis responsive to tetracycline with no evidence of pulmonary

BACKGROUND Recurrent benign lymphocytic meningitis (RBLM) or Mollaretmeningitis is a rare disease with a prevalence of 1-2.2/100,000 population. It is characterized by recurrent episodes of aseptic meningitis. The diagnosis is made via history fitting Bruyn's criteria, and confirmatory detection of

This report describes the clinico-pathological features of acute lymphocytic meningoencephalitis (ALME) of a patient with a long clinical course of 24 months. The patient rapidly developed a confusional state, occasionally with stupor, various involuntary movements and generalized convulsions

In late April 2012, an infectious disease physician contacted CDC regarding a patient with aseptic meningitis who worked at a rodent breeding facility in Indiana. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection was suspected, and LCMV-specific antibody was detected in blood and cerebrospinal

BACKGROUND Since Bartlesson first described the pseudomigraine syndrome, few cases have been published on the now so-called headache with transit neurologic deficits and lymphocytic pleocytosis in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). METHODS We describe the case of a twenty-year-old girl who had three attacks

Assumed to be underreported and underrecognized, lymphocytic choriomeningitis presents as a febrile illness transmitted by the common house mouse, Mus musculus. Although asymptomatic or mild febrile illnesses are commonplace, meningitis and meningoencephalitis may develop after symptoms have seemed

We report a case of 15-year-old girl with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia who had fever, neutropenia, and severe headache while receiving maintenance chemotherapy. Cerebrospinal fluid testing revealed a lymphocytic pleocytosis and no evidence of relapsed leukemia. Meningitis caused by

The aim of this study was to revise some topics in the chapter "Headache attributed to infections" in the last International Headache Society (IHS) classification. The authors searched for original studies and reviews about headache associated with infections. A checklist was submitted to 15

BACKGROUND Mumps is a viral infection which is particularly found in children and adolescents and one of its manifestations is as lymphocytary meningitis. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical, epidemiologic and serologic characteristics of the cases of meningitis by the mumps virus

On April 20, 2015, a female aged 15 years sought care at her pediatrician's office after 5 days of fever, myalgia, left parietal headache, and photophobia. A rapid influenza assay was negative, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate and total white blood cell count were normal. She improved with

Idiopathic hypertrophic chronic pachymeningitis (IHCP) is characterised by inflammatory fibrotic thickening of the dura mater. Long term management is controversial. A 28 year old man with craniospinal IHCP and prominent lymphocytic meningitis is reported. Cerebrospinal fluid and histological

OBJECTIVE To report a case of intravascular lymphoma (IVL) mimicking a Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH). METHODS Case report. METHODS A 38-year-old man was referred for blurred vision, headache, and hearing loss. Examination demonstrated vitritis and subretinal detachments in each eye. Cerebral

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