Viral meningitis causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]

Overview

Viral meningitis is caused by many viruses. The most important and the most common virus group that causes meningitis is Enteroviruses group. There are other viruses cause meningitis as Arbovirus and herpes simplex virus groups but not common as the enteroviruses.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Causes

Causes of viral meningitis

Common causes

Less common causes

Special cases

Enteroviruses

Herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Unvaccinated patients:
Mumps

Immunocompromised patients:
Cytomegalovirus

Travel history:
West nile virus

References

↑ Logan SA, MacMahon E (2008). “Viral meningitis”. BMJ. 336 (7634): 36–40. doi:10.1136/bmj.39409.673657.AE. PMC 2174764. PMID 18174598.
↑ Rotbart HA (2000). “Viral meningitis”. Semin Neurol. 20 (3): 277–92. doi:10.1055/s-2000-9427. PMID 11051293.
↑ Yi EJ, Shin YJ, Kim JH, Kim TG, Chang SY (2017). “Enterovirus 71 infection and vaccines”. Clin Exp Vaccine Res. 6 (1): 4–14. doi:10.7774/cevr.2017.6.1.4. PMC 5292356. PMID 28168168.

[pmid18174598-1] Logan SA, MacMahon E (2008). “Viral meningitis”. BMJ. 336 (7634): 36–40. doi:10.1136/bmj.39409.673657.AE. PMC 2174764. PMID 18174598.

[pmid11051293-2] Rotbart HA (2000). “Viral meningitis”. Semin Neurol. 20 (3): 277–92. doi:10.1055/s-2000-9427. PMID 11051293.

[pmid28168168-3] Yi EJ, Shin YJ, Kim JH, Kim TG, Chang SY (2017). “Enterovirus 71 infection and vaccines”. Clin Exp Vaccine Res. 6 (1): 4–14. doi:10.7774/cevr.2017.6.1.4. PMC 5292356. PMID 28168168.

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