Chronic meningitis: causes
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Chronic meningitis: causes. Tuberculosis (TB), Lyme disease, Listeria, Syphilis, HIV, Cytomegalovirus (CMV). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Infective causes
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Lyme disease
- Listeria
- Syphilis
- HIV
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Cryptococcus
- Candida
- Aspergillus
- Parasitic
Drug-induced
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Chemical
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Neoplastic causes
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Neuroinflammatory causes
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Uveomeningitis
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Other causes
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References
- Davis LE. Subacute and chronic meningitis. Continuum 2006; 12:27-57.
- Ginsberg L, Kidd D. Chronic and recurrent meningitis. Pract Neurol 2008; 8:348-361.
- Tzementzis S. Differential diagnosis in Neurology and Neurosurgery Thieme 2000 pp300-301.
- Bhidayasiri R, Waters MF, Giza CC. Neurological Differential Diagnosis: A Prioritized Approach. Blackwell Publishing Massachusetts 2005 pp252-254.
- Renati S, Kaur S, Kresak JL, Wicklund M, Malaty I. Granulomatous meningitis secondary to Avitene (microfibrillar collagen). Neurol Clin Pract 2017; 7:384-386.
