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Possible Causes

Acute Sinusitis

[…] were reviewed with the following complications: orbital cellulitis (51), orbital abscesses (44), epidural empyemas (7), subdural empyemas (6), intracerebral abscesses (2), meningitis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] superficially ( Pott puffy tumor ) frontal or ethmoidal sinuses into the orbit ( subperiosteal abscess of the orbit ) dural venous sinus thrombosis intracranial extension meningitis [radiopaedia.org]

A lumbar puncture was performed for suspicion of meningitis but showed no bacterial growth. [scitechnol.com]

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Acute Otitis Media

Meningitis in a patient with a cochlear implant is not necessarily related to the implant. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The case is described of pneumocephalus and meningitis secondary to acute otitis media. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A case of Haemophilus parainfluenzae meningitis in a woman with a 3-day history of acute otitis media is reported. Her medical history included bladder cancer surgery. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Streptococcal Infection

The histologic features of pneumococcal meningitis resemble those described for meningococcal meningitis. [histopathology-india.net]

Group B Streptococcal (GBS) This is the main cause of meningitis and septicaemia in newborn babies. [meningitis.org]

Some patients develop meningitis from primary pneumococcal pneumonia. [histopathology-india.net]

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Gonorrhea

N. gonorrhoeae causes gonorrhea, and N. meningitidis is the cause of meningococcal meningitis. [textbookofbacteriology.net]

The most common forms of disseminated infections are a dermatitis-arthritis syndrome, endocarditis and meningitis. [textbookofbacteriology.net]

Examination for clinical evidence of endocarditis and meningitis should be performed. [cdc.gov]

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Chronic Otitis Media

Intracranial air is usually asymptomatic but carries a potential risk of increased intracranial pressure or meningitis which require immediate therapy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] coexistence of complications of COM in the same case is a rare situation, and the present report describes a case with mastoiditis, Bezold abscess, lateral sinus thrombophlebitis, meningitis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The need of opening of the inner ear creates potential routes of spread of infection to subarachnoid spaces and lead to meningitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Abstract An extended-spectrum cephalosporin has been considered appropriate therapy for non-meningeal infections caused by drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Mortality rates from all-cause pneumonia and meningitis were highest in the oldest age groups. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bacterial meningitis: Pneumococcal meningitis infections cause more than 50% of all bacterial meningitis cases in the U.S. [health.ny.gov]

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Coxsackievirus Infection

Severe manifestations like meningitis, encephalitis, hepatitis, and myocarditis have been previously reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rarely, the patient with coxsackievirus A16 infection may also develop "aseptic" or viral meningitis. [histopathology-india.net]

Abstract Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) is a causative agent of viral myocarditis, hepatitis, pancreatitis, and meningitis in humans. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Sinusitis

Once the infection spreads over the cranial structure, it could infect the orbits, underlying bones, meninges, adjacent veins, and brain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

None of the patients were immunocompromised or showed signs of meningitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Other complications included the following: 16 epidural abscesses, 9 subdural empyemas, 15 meningitis cases, 3 intracerebral abscesses, 3 sinus thrombosis cases and 2 patients [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Meningitis

Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges. [symptoma.com]

Bacterial meningitis is usually severe. [web.archive.org]

Viral meningitis is more common and usually more benign than bacterial meningitis but all cases of suspected meningitis should be managed as though having bacterial meningitis [patient.info]

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Enterococcus

Enterococcus gallinarum meningitis (EGM) is rarely found in normal adults and even rarer in children. To our knowledge, EGM in neonate has not been reported previously. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Enterococcal post-surgical meningitis is an uncommon disease. 20 episodes of nosocomial post-surgical enterococcal meningitis diagnosed between 1994 and 2003 were retrospectively [doi.org]

During the period of study 20 cases of post-surgical enterococcal meningitis (60% female, mean age 55 18 y, range 16–78 y) were reviewed. [doi.org]

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Klebsiella

Meanwhile, in Western regions, Klebsiella rarely causes meningitis. [medicalnewstoday.com]

For instance, meningitis from K. pneumoniae produces the hallmark symptoms of bacterial meningitis, including fever, confusion, neck stiffness, and sensitivity to bright lights [everydayhealth.com]

However, in Taiwan, K. pneumoniae infection is a leading cause, responsible for about 25–40% of bacterial meningitis cases in adults. [medicalnewstoday.com]

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Meningoencephalitis

BACKGROUND: The term "aseptic meningitis" encompasses cases of meningitis with negative bacterial CSF culture, which predominantly are of viral etiology. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

BACKGROUND: Acanthamoeba spp. are free-living ubiquitous protozoans capable of causing Acanthamoeba meningitis/meningoencephalitis (AME) of the central nervous system in humans [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

MR imaging of the cranial meninges with emphasis on contrast enhancement and meningeal carcinomatosis. [thieme-connect.com]

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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

KEYWORDS: Spinal cord; lumbar puncture; meningitis; schwannoma; subarachnoid hemorrhage [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Conclusion: SAH in meningitis could be explained by vasculitis or undetected ruptured mycotic aneurysm induced by acute inflammation from meningitis. [n.neurology.org]

Tuberculosis in the central nervous system may present as tuberculoma and tuberculous meningitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Streptococcus Pyogenes

We report on a previously healthy 7-year-old boy who developed S. pyogenes meningitis following a 2-day history of otitis media. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

However, acute bacterial meningitis caused by this pathogen is unusual. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

KEYWORDS: Infectious Diseases; adult intensive care; meningitis; stroke; valvar diseases [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Otitis Media

The patient presented petrositis and bilateral laryngeal paralysis with lymphocytic meningitis after six and eight months respectively. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Meningitis may be associated with acute or subacute/chronic infection. Acute otitis media is the most common cause of meningitis. [emedicine.com]

Intracranial complications Meningitis – Sepsis, headache, vomiting, neck rigidity, photophobia and positive Kernig’s sign (pain on meningeal stretch eg chin to chest or straight [entsho.com]

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Lyme Meningoencephalitis

Cerebrospinal fluid analysis in meningitis Normal Bacterial meningitis Viral meningitis 1) Tuberculous meningitis 2) [11] Lyme meningitis [12] Cryptococcal meningitis [13] [amboss.com]

Viral meningitis is more common and usually more benign than bacterial meningitis but all cases of suspected meningitis should be managed as though having bacterial meningitis [patient.info]

Clinicians in endemic regions should evaluate children with undifferentiated aseptic meningitis for Lyme meningitis in appropriate seasons. aseptic meningitis Lyme disease [nebraska.pure.elsevier.com]

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Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Community-acquired meningitis is a monomicrobial infection caused by either viruses or bacteria in the vast majority of patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bacterial meningitis presenting in normal cerebrospinal fluid is rare in adult patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Lyme Neuroborreliosis

(n 12), non-meningitis (n 91) and negative controls (n 16). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Meningeal signs were rare despite pronounced inflammatory cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) changes (median cell count 160/microliters; median protein concentration 1.13 g/l). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Due to meningeal and root inflammation cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shows lymphocytic inflammation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Lyme Disease

Twenty-nine patients, aged 11-79 years (mean, 50 years), with Lyme neuroborreliosis, facial nerve palsy, and meningitis were treated with oral doxycycline (daily dose, 200 [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] on: Lars Hagberg Revision Received: 15 October 1998 Abstract Twenty-nine patients, aged 11–79 years (mean, 50 years), with Lyme neuroborreliosis, facial nerve palsy, and meningitis [doi.org]

Second-stage Lyme meningitis resembles aseptic meningitis and is often associated with facial palsies, peripheral nerve involvement, and/or radiculopathies. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Cerebral Thrombosis

Delayed cerebral thrombosis may occur in patients with excellent recovery from pneumococcal meningitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CONCLUSION: Delayed cerebral thrombosis is a rare but devastating complication of bacterial meningitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] choroidal (anterior) 433.8 communicating posterior 433.8 coronary (see also Infarct, myocardium) 410.9 extremities 444.22 femoral 444.22 hepatic 444.89 hypophyseal 433.8 meningeal [icd9data.com]

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Middle Ear Cholesteatoma

Neither meningitis nor recurrence was observed in any patient during the follow-up periods (mean 29.4 months, range 6-64 months). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In some instances, cholesteatomas can expand up into the brain, causing meningitis, sinus thrombosis, facial nerve palsy, vestibulitis and differently localized abscess. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Severe intracranial complications like meningitis have become less fatal due to earlier recognition and more efficient surgical interventions. [symptoma.com]

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Bacterial Pneumonia

Type b Haemophilus influenzae can cause pneumonia and bacterial meningitis. It can also cause otitis media and epiglottitis. [smartypance.com]

Also in Hindi निमोनिया nimoniya pneumonia, congestion of lung जीवाणु noun jeevaanu bacterium, bacteria, plasm, microbe, plasma Watch and Learn Nearby Translations bacterial meningitis [wordhippo.com]

Morbidity rates from meningitis, however, are high. [emedicine.com]

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Encephalitis

Anyone can get encephalitis or meningitis. Causes of encephalitis and meningitis include viruses, bacteria, fungus, and parasites. [ninds.nih.gov]

Definition Meningitis is an infection of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain itself. [web.archive.org]

Pneumococcal meningitis is the most common form of meningitis and is the most serious form of bacterial meningitis. [web.archive.org]

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Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

Examination meningitis Brudzinski's sign of meningitis Severe neck stiffness causes a patient's hips and knees to flex when the neck is flexed. [slideshare.net]

Encephalitis, meningitis, or subarachnoid hemorrhage may follow a URI. Osteomyelitis may complicate persistent or recurrent sinusitis. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Kernig's sign of meningitis Severe stiffness of the hamstrings causes an inability to straighten the leg when the hip is flexed to 90 degrees. 21. [slideshare.net]

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Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome

Other symptoms include periodic fever, cold-induced urticaria-like rash, chronic aseptic meningitis, polyarticular arthralgias, and renal AA amyloidosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The patient presented with fever, aseptic meningitis, and rash. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] condition that may be encountered by neurologists in adult clinical practice since it can present with headache, myalgia, papilledema, sensorineural deafness, and aseptic meningitis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Viral Meningitis

Viral meningitis, also known as aseptic meningitis, is a type of meningitis due to a viral infection. [en.wikipedia.org]

Viral meningitis also known as aseptic meningitis is a less severe condition than bacterial meningitis. [symptoma.com]

Viruses probably account for most cases of acute meningitis. Viral meningitis is often assumed to be a largely benign disease. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Adenovirus Infection

[…] infant, delivered by cesarean section at 36 weeks gestational age, did - in contrast to all documented cases in the literature - not show any signs of pneumonia and survived meningitis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The most common diagnoses included febrile seizure (48%), encephalitis (26%), afebrile seizure (11%) and meningitis/meningismus (8.3%). 31 (46%) of 67 patients receiving electroencephalogram [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rarely few of subtypes of adenovirus causes viral meningitis and encephalitis. [epainassist.com]

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Gram Negative Bacterial Infection

Gram-negative meningitis is the most difficult type of meningitis to treat. [healthline.com]

Bacterial meningitis. www.cdc.gov/meningitis/bacterial.html. Updated January 25, 2017. Accessed October 8, 2018. Nath A. Meningitis: bacterial, viral, and other. [medlineplus.gov]

Bacterial meningitis in adults. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: . Updated September 26, 2017. Accessed December 11, 2017. [winchesterhospital.org]

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Moraxella Catarrhalis

The first case of neonatal meningitis due to this organism is described herein. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Meningitis In very rare cases, M. catarrhalis can cause meningitis, especially in newborns. [healthline.com]

Lumbar puncture and blood cultures are useful in diagnosing bacteraemic infection and meningitis. [patient.info]

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Bacterial Meningitis

Inflammation of the meninges causes reflex spasm of the paravertebral muscles which causes the neck stiffness seen in meningitis. [symptoma.com]

OBJECTIVE: To compare scrub typhus meningitis with bacterial and tuberculous meningitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Therefore, meningitis in RP should be considered as a differential diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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