Diseases

Aseptic Meningitis

A syndrome characterized by headache, neck stiffness, low grade fever, and CSF lymphocytic pleocytosis in the absence of an acute bacterial pathogen. Viral meningitis is the most frequent cause although MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; diagnostic or therapeutic procedures; NEOPLASTIC PROCESSES; septic perimeningeal foci; and other conditions may result in this syndrome. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p745)

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A syndrome characterized by headache, neck stiffness, low grade fever, and CSF lymphocytic pleocytosis in the absence of an acute bacterial pathogen. Viral meningitis is the most frequent cause although MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; diagnostic or therapeutic procedures; NEOPLASTIC PROCESSES; septic perimeningeal foci; and other conditions may result in this syndrome. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p745)

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  • Meningitis, Aseptic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate IM with specific cause (IM) if pertinent

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History Note

1991(1977)

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Previous Indexing

  • Meningitis (1966-1976)

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  1. C10w.586.625w.220w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aseptic Meningitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008582. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008582
  2. Aseptic Meningitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aseptic_meningitis
  3. Aseptic Meningitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4804182