Meningitis: distinguishing the benign from the serious

Meningitis: distinguishing the benign from the serious

Aseptic meningitis has a benign, self-limited course, but it must be distinguished from bacterial meningitis, which is a potentially life-threatening illness. Aseptic meningitis is a benign and self-limited disease, but the difficulty in differentiating it from bacterial meningitis always presents a...

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Veröffentlicht in:JAAPA (Montvale, N.J.) N.J.), 2008-04, Vol.21 (4), p.54-59
Hauptverfasser: Shelburne, Chris, Statler, Michael
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antiviral drugs
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Diagnosis, Differential
Health technology assessment
Humans
Medical diagnosis
Medical treatment
Meningitis
Meningitis, Aseptic - diagnosis
Meningitis, Aseptic - drug therapy
Meningitis, Aseptic - pathology
Meningitis, Bacterial - diagnosis
Meningitis, Bacterial - drug therapy
Meningitis, Bacterial - pathology
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Zusammenfassung:Aseptic meningitis has a benign, self-limited course, but it must be distinguished from bacterial meningitis, which is a potentially life-threatening illness. Aseptic meningitis is a benign and self-limited disease, but the difficulty in differentiating it from bacterial meningitis always presents a medical challenge. Antiviral agents are not currently indicated for the treatment of aseptic meningitis, but research suggests they could be helpful in cases of life-threatening enterovirus infections.
ISSN:1547-1896
0893-7400
DOI:10.1097/01720610-200804000-00016