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Recurrent aseptic meningitis secondary to intracranial epidermoid cyst and Mollaret's meningitis: Two distinct entities or a single disease? A case report and a nosologic discussion

1990; Elsevier BV; Volume: 89; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0002-9343(90)90226-4

1555-7162

Jean‐Michel Achard, Pierre-Yves Lallement, P Veyssier,

Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments

R ecurrent aseptic meningitis due to spontane• ous rupture of an intracranial epidermoid cyst is rare, and a variety of other causes should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Among these, Mollaret's endothelio-leukocytic meningitis is of particular interest because of the close similarities between the clinical features and abnormal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings observed in these two diseases. We report a case of epidermoid cyst presenting as aseptic meningitis and present a review of the literature suggesting that these two diseases are the same entity.