Meningitis, Aseptic

Alternate Name: Viral Meningitis

Test:

CSF turbidity (clear), CSF cells (-Ft), CSF WC/S(-), CSF glucose 01), CSF protein (N or H), WCC (N or el)

Sign:

Neck stiffness, Kemig's sign, Brudzinski's sign

Dd:

Bacterial or fungal meningitis, cerebral abscess,leptospirosis, TB, neurosyphilis, toxoplasmosis, leukaemia, malignancies, rabies, encephalitis

Phys:

Acute infection of meninges due to virus or un­known cause. Runs a short, uncomplicated course with full recovery