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Recurrent HSV-2 meningitis in a 9-year-old girl.

Kumar S, Kumar S, Kohlhoff SA

Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York (SUNY), Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203-2098, USA. swati.kumar@downstate.edu

While HSV-2 meningitis has been described in prepubertal children in the context of sexual abuse, to the best of our knowledge recurrent episodes have not been described in this population. We report a 9-y-old girl with recurrent HSV-2 meningitis presenting as aseptic meningitis without any evidence of genital herpes. A high index of suspicion for this condition would be needed to make a diagnosis in this age group, which in turn would guide further therapeutic decisions.

Published 26 June 2006 in Scand J Infect Dis, 38(6): 570-2.
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