bacterial meningitis

[bacterial infections of the leptomeninges and subarachnoid space, frequently involving the cerebral cortex, cranial nerves, cerebral blood vessels, spinal cord and nerve roots; causative organism varies with age and clinical status (eg, postoperative, immunodeficient, posttraumatic states); clinical manifestations include the acute onset of fever, stiff neck, altered mentation, seizures, and focal neurologic deficits; death may occur within 24 hours of disease onset; pathologic features include a purulent exudate in the subarachnoid space, and diffuse inflammation of neural and vascular structures. ( CSP )]

UMLS (CSP) C0085437

Disease or Syndrome

Relation/PAR: bacterial disease
meningitis
infectious meningitis
Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections

Relation/CHD: HEMOPHILUS MENINGITIS
Meningitis, Listeria
Meningitis, Meningococcal
Meningitis, Pneumococcal
TB MENINGITIS-UNSPEC
Meningitis, Escherichia coli

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