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Meningitis (Causative Organisms (TB - bacterial, chronic, Syphilis -…
Meningitis
Causative Organisms
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Syphilis - bacterial, acute
Strep. pneumoniae - bacterial, acute
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Neiserria meningitidis - bacterial gram negative diplococci, acute
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Aetiology
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Bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic
Autoimmune e.g. vasculitis, SLE
Routes of Infection
Extracranial infection via ear, nasopharynx, sinuses
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Pathophysiology
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Blood brain barrier is broken, allowing WBC to enter and cause more inflammation
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