Postprocedural meningitis

Description

Inflammation of the meninges due to a procedure. The syndrome is clinically characterised by headache, neck stiffness, fever and photophobia. Diagnosis may be aided by neuroimaging and spinal fluid analysis which may reveal a lymphocytic pleocytosis and raised protein.

Index terms

Postprocedural meningitis
Post surgical 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

8E60 – Post ventricular shunting leak
8E61 – Post radiation injury of the nervous system
8E63 – Post pump encephalopathy
8E64 – Multifocal cerebral infarctions
8E66 – Intracranial hypotension due to lumbar puncture
8E67 – Cerebrospinal fluid leak due to surgery or lumbar puncture

Foundation entity

Postprocedural meningitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/650483154

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 08: Diseases of the nervous system