8E40.1

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Chemical meningitis

Index terms

  • Chemical meningitis
  • Meningitis due to intrathecal medication
  • Meningitis due to rupture of tumour or cyst
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  • Post myelography meningitis

Exclusions from above levels

  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
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  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

  • 8E40.0 – Neoplastic meningitis
  • 8E40.2 – Inflammatory meningitis
  • 8E40.3 – Arachnoiditis
  • 8E40.Y – Other specified disorders of the meninges excluding infection
  • 8E40.Z – Disorders of the meninges excluding infection, unspecified

Foundation entity

Chemical meningitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1988072105

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 8E40: Disorders of the meninges excluding infection › 08: Diseases of the nervous system