INTRODUCTION Human enteroviruses represent the most common etiological agents of aseptic meningitis. Rapid diagnosis of aseptic meningitis affects the management of patients. OBJECTIVE The aim of this work was to assess the efficacy of rapid antigen detection (RAD) assay for the confirmation of human enteroviruses in comparison to that of the conventional cell culture (CCC), and to identify t...

viruses are the most common causes of aseptic meningitis. early detection, treatment and management of viral meningitis are priority. this study aimed to evaluate common viral meningitis in children referred to taleghani pediatrics hospital in gorgan, south east of caspian sea, iran. in this descriptive study csf and blood samples were taken from 40 children with negative bacterial culture who ...

The objective of this study was to identify and characterize the immunological and molecular aspects of Human Enterovirus (HEV) associated with aseptic meningitis cases in São Paulo State, Brazil. Clinical samples (cerebrospinal fluid CSF, stool and sera) were analyzed from 21 viral meningitis suspected cases collected in the period from 1998 to 1999. The isolated virus were identified as belon...

BACKGROUND Neurologic complications can occur with varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection, usually after vesicular exanthem. A review of the literature revealed 3 cases of viral meningitis associated with 6th nerve palsy but without significantly increased intracranial pressure. CASE REPORT We report a case of a previously healthy 15-year-old girl with aseptic meningitis as a result of reacti...

Meningitis is an infection of the membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis is usually of multiple etiology-bacterial, fungal or viral yet bacteria remain the common etiological agent (Reid & Fallon, 1992). Meningitis can be acute, with a quick onset of symptoms, or chronic, lasting a month or more, or can be mild or aseptic, but the emphasis should be on identifica...

From these three reports, we conclude: 1 Intravenous immune globulin can induce aseptic meningitis in children as well as in adults: the strong temporal association (on day three in our patient and in Watson's patients) and the repetitive occurrence in the same patient (on two occasions in Kato's patient and in our patient) are both strong arguments in favour of this. It should no longer be a h...