A clinical syndrome characterized by fever with signs/symptoms of acute meningeal inflammation (including but not limited to headache, photophobia, neck stiffness, and/or nausea/vomi...
Predominant adult symptoms include acute onset (hours to days) of:
Fever (incidence varies by virus; 65-83% in enterovirus, 54-98% in mumps, 6-52% in HSV) (1)[C]
Headache ...
Close follow-up to ensure resolution of all symptoms.
A small portion of adult patients suffer from ongoing neuropsychological morbidities following V...
A87.9 Viral meningitis, unspecified
A87.1 Adenoviral meningitis
A87.0 Enteroviral meningitis
B00.3 Herpesviral meningitis
A87.2 Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
A87.8 Other viral meningitis
B02.1 Zos...
VM often cannot be reliably distinguished from BM based on clinical findings alone.
Hospitalize potential cases of BM for evaluation and treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics until ...
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