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Mollaret's meningitis refers to which of the following?

A
Recurrent pyogenic meningitis
B
Recurrent leptomeningitis due to collagen vascular disease
C
Recurrent meningitis due to hematological malignancy
D
Recurrent benign aseptic meningitis
High-Yield Explanation
Mollaret's meningitis is characterized by recurrent episodes of severe headache, meningismus, and fever; cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis with large "endothelial" cells, neutrophils, and lymphocytes; and attacks separated by symptom-free periods of weeks to months; and spontaneous remission of symptoms and signs. It is a recurrent, benign aseptic meningitis. Ref: Harrison, Edition-18, Page-162

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