Acute meningitis can be the first manifestation of an underlying systemic inflammatory
disorder (SID). In the current study, we aimed to identify clinical indicators for SIDs in …

Background Aseptic meningitis is a frequent diagnostic problem, with little data available
regarding its prevalence and the commonly identified causes. Aims To identify the common …

In a five years period (1982 till 1986) the spectrum of pathogenic bacteria and fungi in acute
meningitis was analysed. The appearance, spreading and suspected spectrum of …

Aseptic meningitis is defined as meningeal inflammation–ie cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
pleocytosis≥ 5 cells/mm 3–not related to an infectious process. Etiologies of aseptic …

Background Pediatricians sometimes see patients with severe aseptic meningitis and
prolonged fever or severe headache, or both. This condition generally has a good prognosis …

Several studies have focused on the clinical and biological characteristics of meningitis in
order to distinguish between bacterial and viral meningitis in the emergency setting …

Background: Worldwide, one million cases of bacterial meningitis are estimated to occur and
200,000 of them die annually. Case fatality rates vary with age at the time of illness and the …

Cytokines are molecules that act as mediators of immune response; cerebral spinal fluid
(CSF) IL-6 is found in all meningeal inflammatory diseases, but IL-8 is associated with acute …

Aseptic meningitis is considered a benign and self-limiting clinical condition. In contrast to
viral encephalitis and bacterial meningitis, the prognosis is usually good. The existing …

The aseptic meningitis syndrome (AMS) is as a diagnostic and management challenge.
Since the initial description of AMS in 1925, the differential diagnosis of infectious and …