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Two sexually active female patients presented with acute meningitis. The CSF abnormalities were severe and persistent. In spite of the absence of genital lesions, serological studies revealed a primary infection by herpes simplex virus type 2. An immunoblot study revealed intrathecal synthesis of anti-herpes antibodies early in the course of the disease.
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Boucquey, D., Chalon, MP., Sindic, C.J.M. et al. Herpes simplex virus type 2 meningitis without genital lesions: An immunoblot study. J Neurol 237, 285–289 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00314743
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