Herpetic Meningitis (Type 1) in a Case of Acute Leukemia

Abstract

As a preparation for a bone marrow graft (an identical twin brother was avail¬ able), the patient was irradiated on the meninges (2,500 rads) and rubidomycin was given in large doses (1.680 mg) over a period of five days. On the day following the end of chemotherapy, the level of hem¬ oglobin was 8.5 gm/100 ml, WBC was 200/cu mm, and the platelet count was 3,000/cu mm; no WBC were seen in the