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= Differential Diagnosis = |
== Differential Diagnosis == |
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* Immune defects |
* Immune defects |
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** Hypogammaglobulinemia |
** Hypogammaglobulinemia |
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** Complement deficiences |
** Complement deficiences |
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* Parameningeal |
* Parameningeal focus of infection |
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* Structural abnormalities |
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** Post-neurosurgery |
** Post-neurosurgery |
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** CSF leak or fistula |
** CSF leak or fistula |
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** Craniopharyngioma |
** Craniopharyngioma |
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* Drugs |
* Drugs |
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** Septra |
** [[Septra]] |
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** NSAIDs |
** NSAIDs |
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** IVIg |
** IVIg |
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** Phenytoin |
** Phenytoin |
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* Infections |
* Infections |
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** HSV (Mollaret's disease) |
** [[HSV]] (Mollaret's disease) |
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* Inflammatory |
* Inflammatory |
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** SLE |
** SLE |
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** Behcet's |
** Behcet's |
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=== Terminal Complement Deficiency === |
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* Prone to recurrent ''Neisseria'' infections |
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[[Category:CNS infections]] |
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Revision as of 15:26, 17 August 2019
Differential Diagnosis
- Immune defects
- Asplenia
- Hypogammaglobulinemia
- Complement deficiences
- Parameningeal focus of infection
- Structural abnormalities
- Post-neurosurgery
- CSF leak or fistula
- Dermal sinuses
- Epidermoid cysts
- Craniopharyngioma
- Drugs
- Septra
- NSAIDs
- IVIg
- OKT3
- Phenytoin
- Infections
- HSV (Mollaret's disease)
- Inflammatory
- SLE
- Behcet's
Specific Patients
Terminal Complement Deficiency
- Prone to recurrent Neisseria infections
Hypogammaglobulinemia
- Can develop chronic meningoencephalitis, primarily cause by:
