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==Overview== | |||
Meningitis may be classified according to the course of the disease into 3 subtypes: acute septic and aseptic, recurrent, and chronic meningitis. Meningitis may also be classified according to the causative organism into 5 subtypes: [[bacterial]], [[viral]], [[fungal]], [[parasitic]], and non-infectious meningitis. | |||
==Classification== | |||
Based on time course and CSF profile meningitis is classified into | Based on time course and CSF profile meningitis is classified into: | ||
#Acute septic and aseptic meningitis | #Acute septic and aseptic meningitis | ||
#Recurrent meningitis | #Recurrent meningitis | ||
#Chronic meningitis | #Chronic meningitis | ||
Meningitis can also be classified based on the cause : | Meningitis can also be classified based on the cause: | ||
#Bacterial meningitis | #[[Bacterial meningitis]] | ||
#Viral meningitis | #[[Viral meningitis]] | ||
#Fungal meningitis | #[[Fungal meningitis]] | ||
#Parasitic meningitis | #Parasitic meningitis | ||
#Non infectious meningitis | #Non infectious meningitis | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Disease]] | |||
[[Category:Neurology]] | |||
[[Category:Emergency medicine]] | |||
[[Category:Diseases involving the fasciae]] | |||
[[Category:Inflammations]] | |||
[[Category:Neurological disorders]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:41, 29 July 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Meningitis Main Page |
Overview
Meningitis may be classified according to the course of the disease into 3 subtypes: acute septic and aseptic, recurrent, and chronic meningitis. Meningitis may also be classified according to the causative organism into 5 subtypes: bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, and non-infectious meningitis.
Classification
Based on time course and CSF profile meningitis is classified into:
- Acute septic and aseptic meningitis
- Recurrent meningitis
- Chronic meningitis
Meningitis can also be classified based on the cause:
- Bacterial meningitis
- Viral meningitis
- Fungal meningitis
- Parasitic meningitis
- Non infectious meningitis