IgG4-Related Ophthalmic Disease Presenting as Meningitis and Panuveitis by Maria A. Mavrommatis, Sarah A. Avila, Richard France

“…A lumbar puncture (LP) revealed an elevated white count with lymphocytic predominance, confirming a suspected meningitis. After an extensive work-up, he was discharged on oral acyclovir to cover for presumed aseptic meningitis. …”
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Unexpected cause of headache in a patient with Noonan syndrome: aseptic meningitis by Hacer Efnan Melek Arsoy, Öner Özdemir, Ümmügülsüm Dikici, Ece Tüsüz Önata, Recep Polat

Subjects: “…aseptic meningitis…”
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Comparison of positive BioFire FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis (ME) panels, CSF cultures, CSF parameters, clinical presentation and in-patient mortality among patients with bacterial and fungal meningitis by Thein Myint, Jaime Soria, Yuanzheng Gao, Marice Ruiz Conejo Castillo, Vaneet Arora, Julie A. Ribes

Subjects: “…meningitis/encephalitis (ME) panels…”
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Persistent CSF Rhinorrhoea, Pneumocephalus, and Recurrent Meningitis Following Misdiagnosis of Olfactory Neuroblastoma by Neil Barua, David A. Hilton, William Mukonoweshuro, Hisham Khalil, Louis Pobereskin

“…A 41-year-old female patient was admitted with streptococcal meningitis on a background of 5-month history of CSF rhinorrhoea. …”
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Noninvasive Monitoring of Pneumococcal Meningitis and Evaluation of Treatment Efficacy in an Experimental Mouse Model by Jagath L. Kadurugamuwa, Kshitij Modi, Jun Yu, Kevin P. Francis, Carlos Orihuela, Elaine Tuomanen, Anthony F. Purchio, Pamela R. Contag

“…After 24 hr, animals showed strong bioluminescent signals throughout the spinal canal, indicating acute meningitis of the intracranial and intraspinal meninges. …”
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The role of isoniazid dosage and NAT2 gene polymorphism in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis by Yi Jian, Yuhang Bao, Fashuang Yang, Mei Zhu

Subjects: “…tuberculous meningitis…”
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Herpes Zoster Infection Presenting as Aseptic Meningitis and Dermatomal Rash in Immunocompetent Adult by Suyash Dawadi, Sudesh Lamsal, Bhupendra Shah

“…Herpes zoster presenting as aseptic meningitis is prevalent among elderly population and people with immunocompromised status. …”
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Treatment Options for Nosocomial Ventriculitis/Meningitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Marios Karvouniaris, Zoi Aidoni, Eleni Gkeka, Stella Niki Primikyri, Konstantinos Pagioulas, Elena Argiriadou

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Aseptic meningitis as the first manifestation in a young male with systemic lupus erythematosus by Shamsudeen Moideen, N A Uvais

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Streptococcus agalactiae Meningitis in Adult Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Fahmi Yousef Khan

“…We report a case of group B streptococcus meningitis in a 72-year-old female patient who was admitted in our hospital with a 21-day history of bilateral lower thigh pain and swelling associated with fever, headache, and vomiting. …”
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Tumour Necrosis Factor-α Production and Immune Cell Activation in Tuberculous Meningitis by C. M. Mastroianni, F. Paoletti, C. Valenti, A. P. Massetti, V. Vullo, S. Delia

“…The local production of tumour necrosis factor-α (TNFα) was evaluated in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from ten patients with tuberculous meningitis (TBM). The degree of intrathecal immune activation was also studied by assessing the CSF levels of β2-microglobulin (β2-M) and adenosine deaminase activity (ADA). …”
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Recurrent Nasal-Type Extranodal Natural Killer/T-Cell Lymphoma with Meningeal Involvement by Sylvester Homsy, Ralph Kamel, Mark Raden, Yevgeniy Skaradinskiy

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A rare case of community-acquired Elizabethkingia anophelis meningitis in an immunocompetent patient by Pearly Wenjia Koh, Amar Vaswani, Orlanda Qi Mei Goh, Vijo Poulose

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Bacterial Meningitis in the Absence of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ryota Hase, Naoto Hosokawa, Makito Yaegashi, Kiyoharu Muranaka

“…Elevation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cell count is a key sign in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. However, there have been reports of bacterial meningitis with no abnormalities in initial CSF testing. …”
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Clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of Atezolizumab-induced encephalitis, aseptic meningitis or meningoencephalitis by Qingzi Yan, Yixiang Hu, Xiang Liu, Hong Xia

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A Rare Case of Wolfram Syndrome Presenting With Tuberculous Meningitis: A Case Report by Nabiha Khan, Muhammad Usama Ashraf, Sadia Khan, Allahdad Khan, Humna Shahzad, Mudasira Habib, Aseel Kamal

“…When concurrently presenting with another condition, such as tuberculous meningitis, the widespread range of resulting symptoms delays the establishment of diagnosis and treatment, which results in increased patient morbidity.…”
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A Rare Case of Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Child with a Congenital Heart Disease by Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel, Ujjwal Laghu, Raju Poudel, Konosuke Morimoto, Koya Ariyoshi

“…Cryptococcal meningitis, which has a high mortality rate, is rare in immunocompetent children. …”
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Meningitis due to Streptococcus suis in Two Patients with Occupational Exposure from Northeastern Brazil by Francisco Breno Ponte de Matos, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias, Camila Negreiro Dias, Lorena Pinho Mendes, Pedro Pinheiro de Negreiros Bessa

“…Streptococcus suis is an emerging zoonotic agent that causes bacterial meningitis. S. suis is an encapsulated Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic bacterium. …”
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Comparison of mNGS with conventional methods for diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis: a retrospective study by Zai-Jie Jiang, Jian-Chen Hong, Bi-Wei Lin, Wei-Qing Zhang, Qi-Chao Fan, Bi-Hui Yang, Xiang-Ping Yao

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Gradenigo’s Syndrome and Bacterial Meningitis in a Patient with a Petrous Apex Cholesterol Granuloma by Jacqueline Hodges, Julie Matsumoto, Nicholas Jaeger, Brian Wispelwey

“…He was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis by lumbar puncture and treated with empiric antibiotics, with CSF eventually revealing nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. …”
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