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Aseptic meningitis as the sole manifestation of Behçet’s disease

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We report a 33-year-old woman who had aseptic meningitis alone, without any other systemic manifestations, due to Behçet’s disease. Behçet’s disease should be listed as a differential diagnosis of acute aseptic meningitis because, in acute aseptic meningitis caused by Behçet’s disease, early treatment with corticosteroids could ameliorate this disorder.

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  1. Neurology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Sakura Medical Center, Toho University, 564-1 Shimoshizu, Sakura, 285-8741, Japan

    Ryuji Sakakibara, Masahiko Kishi & Emina Ogawa

  2. Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Sakura Medical Center, Toho University, Sakura, Japan

    Nobukiyo Koide & Kohji Shirai

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Sakakibara, R., Koide, N., Kishi, M. et al. Aseptic meningitis as the sole manifestation of Behçet’s disease. Neurol Sci 30, 405–407 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-009-0109-8

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