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Meningitis

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Definition: Inflammation of the coverings of the brain and/or spinal cord, which consist of the PIA MATER; ARACHNOID; and DURA MATER. Infections (viral, bacterial, and fungal) are the most common causes of this condition, but subarachnoid hemorrhage (HEMORRHAGES, SUBARACHNOID), chemical irritation (chemical MENINGITIS), granulomatous conditions, neoplastic conditions (CARCINOMATOUS MENINGITIS), and other inflammatory conditions may produce this syndrome. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1994, Ch24, p6)  general; prefer specifics; for pachymeningitis (DURA MATER) or leptomeningitis (ARACHNOIDITIS or PIA MATER) do not specify meninx unless particularly discussed; purulent, suppurative or pyogenic: do not coordinate with SUPPURATION (NIM) unless particul   
See Also Meningeal Carcinomatosis; Subdural Effusion
Examples Arachnoiditis; Meningitis, Aseptic; Meningitis, Bacterial; Meningitis, Fungal; Meningitis, Viral; Meningoencephalitis 		Other names Pachymeningitis; Pachymeningitides; Meningitides
 
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Mencevax AC  0   *Polysaccharides, Bacterial *Meningococcal Vaccines Bacterial Vaccines Meningitis. Lancet 1995 Jul 1;346(8966):20-3

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