Viral meningitis
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| Viral meningitis | |
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| eMedicine | article/1168529 |
| MeSH | D008587 |
Viral meningitis refers to meningitis caused by a viral infection.[1] It is sometimes referred to as "aseptic meningitis" in contrast to meningitis caused by bacteria.
An example is lymphocytic choriomeningitis.
Viral meningitis is most commonly caused by enteroviruses.[2]
Causative organisms include:[1]
- Enteroviruses
- Echovirus
- Poliovirus (PV1, PV2, PV3)
- Coxsackie A virus (CVA); also causes Hand foot and mouth disease
- Herpesviridae (HHV)
- Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1 / HHV-1) or type 2 (HSV-2 / HHV-2); also cause cold sores or genital herpes
- Varicella zoster (VZV / HHV-3); also causes chickenpox
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV / HHV-4); also causes infectious mononucleosis/"mono"
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV / HHV-5)
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); causes AIDS
- La Crosse virus
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)
- Measles
- Mumps
- St. Louis Encephalitis virus
- West Nile virus
Treatment [edit]
HSV, varicella and CMV have a specific antiviral therapy; most other viruses do not. For HSV the treatment of choice is acyclovir[3]
References [edit]
- ^ a b Viral Meningitis at eMedicine
- ^ "Viral Meningitis". Meningitis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- ^ Tyler KL (June 2004). "Herpes simplex virus infections of the central nervous system: encephalitis and meningitis, including Mollaret's". Herpes 11 (Suppl 2): 57A–64A. PMID 15319091.
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