An unusual cause of recurrent meningitis in a 17-year-old girl

Abstract

We present the report of a 17-year-old girl, with a history of recurrent headaches, diagnosed as meningitis on two occasions 2 years apart. She was extensively evaluated for all systemic and local causes of the same, which was finally diagnosed as Sjogren's syndrome (SS). SS presenting with recurrent, aseptic meningitis as the only manifestation in the pediatric age group is a very rare occurrence.

Keywords

• aseptic meningitis
• headache
• sjogren's syndrome