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Chronic Meningitis
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What this page is about
Chronic Meningitis is listed in the Everyone Healthy condition library. This simple overview is generated from the existing EH database links because the original full article for this condition is not yet available.
Common linked signs and symptoms
The EH database links this condition with signs or symptoms such as Coma, Fever (Raised Body Temperature), Headache (Cephalgia), Mind: Confusion, Muscle Weakness, Neck Stiff, and Pain Back.
Tests doctors may consider
Tests or investigations linked in the EH database include Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Concentration, Cerebrospinal Fluid Lactic Acid Concentration (L-Lactate), Cerebrospinal Fluid Lactic Dehydrogenase Concentration, Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Electrophoresis, and Cerebrospinal Fluid White Cell Differential.
Treatment depends on the person
The EH database links this condition with medicines such as Ceftriaxone and Vancomycin, and supportive options such as Intravenous fluids (IV) and Rehydration. Treatment choices should always be discussed with a qualified health professional, because the best approach depends on the cause, severity, age, other conditions, medicines, and test results.
This overview does not replace the original article and does not diagnose, treat, or recommend medication. It is a simple guide built from the existing Everyone Healthy database links.
Linked signs and symptoms
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Linked drugs / medications
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
4Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Medical therapy
1Lifestyle changes
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
16These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Concentration
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Lactic Acid Concentration (L-Lactate)
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Lactic Dehydrogenase Concentration
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Electrophoresis
- Cerebrospinal Fluid White Cell Differential
- Ferritin Concentration
- haptoglobin (Hp) concentration
- Heamatocrit (Hct)
- Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration
- Intracranial Prassure Monitoring (CSF Pressure)
- Lymphocytes Count
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) Weight Test
- Platelet Count
- Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Reticulocyte Absolute Count
- White Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Biological markers/agents
20This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
16- Alpha-1 Antintrypsin (AAT)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 90–215 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsAlpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Concentration
- Alpha-1-Globulin (Blood, Serum)Reference range exampleAll: 0.1–0.3 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsProtein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Alpha-1-Globulin (Cerebrospinal Fluid, CSF)Reference range exampleAll: 2–7 %Linked diagnostic testsCerebrospinal Fluid Protein Electrophoresis
- Alpha-2-Globulin (Cerebrospinal Fluid, CSF)Reference range exampleAll: 4–12 %Linked diagnostic testsCerebrospinal Fluid Protein Electrophoresis
- Beta-Globulin (Cerebrospinal Fluid, CSF)Reference range exampleAll: 8–18 %Linked diagnostic testsCerebrospinal Fluid Protein Electrophoresis
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Lactate DehydrogenaseReference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 0–75 units/L; Adult ( > 16y): 0–40 units/LLinked diagnostic testsCerebrospinal Fluid Lactic Dehydrogenase Concentration
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeukocytesReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–5 /µL; 1y - 6y: 0–20 /µLLinked diagnostic testsCerebrospinal Fluid White Cell Differential
- FerritinReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 7–140 µg/L; Adult ( > 16y), Female: 18–160 µg/LLinked diagnostic testsFerritin Concentration
- Gamma-Globulin (Cerebrospinal Fluid, CSF)Reference range exampleAll: 3–12 %Linked diagnostic testsCerebrospinal Fluid Protein Electrophoresis
- haptoglobin (Hp)Reference range example45–200 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testshaptoglobin (Hp) concentration
- IgG (Cerebrospinal Fluid, CSF)Reference range exampleAll: 0–5 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsCerebrospinal Fluid Protein Electrophoresis
- Intracranial Pressure (Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure, CSF Pressure)Linked diagnostic testsIntracranial Prassure Monitoring (CSF Pressure)
- Lactic Acid (Cerebrospinal Fluid, L-Lactate)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 9–21 mg/dL; Birth - 2wks: 10–65 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsCerebrospinal Fluid Lactic Acid Concentration (L-Lactate)
- LymphocytesReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 25–40 %; 700–3,500 cells/mm3Linked diagnostic testsDifferential White Blood Cell Count Tests, Lymphocytes Count
- Oligoclonal Bands (Cerebrospinal Fluid, CSF)Reference range exampleAll: 0–1 Not PresentLinked diagnostic testsCerebrospinal Fluid Protein Electrophoresis
- White Blood Cell (WBC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 4.5–10.5 million/mL; Adult ( > 16y): 3.2–10 million/mLLinked diagnostic testsWhite Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Often decreased
4- Hemoglobin (Hb)Reference range exampleFemale: 78–100 gm/dL; Male: 76–100 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsHemoglobin (Hb) Concentration, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) Weight Test
- PlateletsReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 150–450 109/L; Adult ( > 16y): 135–380 109/LLinked diagnostic testsPlatelet Count
- RBC MassReference range exampleFemale: 36–48 %; Male: 42–52 %Linked diagnostic testsHeamatocrit (Hct)
- ReticulocytesReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 24–83 109/L; 0.5–1.5 %Linked diagnostic testsReticulocyte Absolute Count, Reticulocyte Count Percent Total RBC
Introduction / full article
Chronic Meningitis
The main information article for this record is not yet available in the database.