مننژیت

Also known as meninx inflammation, Meningitis, meninxitis, spinal meningitis

Meningitis () is acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges. The most common symptoms are fever, intense headache, vomiting, neck stiffness, and occasionally photophobia. Other symptoms include confusion or altered consciousness, nausea, and an inability to tolerate loud noises. Young children often exhibit only nonspecific symptoms, such as irritability, drowsiness, or poor feeding. A non-blanching rash (a rash that does not fade when a glass is rolled over it) may also be present.

OverviewAI-generated

Meningitis is a medical condition classified under the NCI Thesaurus ID C26828 and the ICPC 2 ID N71. It is categorized in the ICD-9-CM system with codes 322 and 322.9. The subject is associated with the Commons category "Meningitis" and has exact matches in external ontologies, including DOID:9471 and HP:0001287.

The condition is the subject of 147,552 PubMed articles based on the query meningitis. It is referenced by 2,131 other encyclopedia articles. The number of deaths attributed to meningitis is 379,000.

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Key facts

Medical condition.name: Meningitis
Medical condition.image: Meninges-en.svg
Medical condition.caption: Meninges of the central nervous system: dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater
Medical condition.field: Infectious disease, neurology
Medical condition.symptoms: Fever, headache, neck stiffness
Medical condition.complications: Deafness, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, cognitive deficits
Medical condition.causes: Bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, non-infectious, and other
Medical condition.diagnosis: Lumbar puncture
Medical condition.differential: Encephalitis, sepsis, brain tumor, lupus, Lyme disease, seizures, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, naegleriasis
Medical condition.prevention: Vaccination
Medical condition.medication: Antibiotics, antivirals, steroids
Medical condition.frequency: 7.7 million (2019)
Medical condition.deaths: 236,000 (2019)