Drug-induced aseptic meningitis
Drug-induced aseptic meningitis is a form of aseptic meningitis that is caused by the administration of certain medications.[1]
Causes include:
- NSAIDs
- Amoxicillin
- Azathioprine
- Methotrexate
- Intravenous immunoglobulin
- Isoniazid
- Allopurinol
- Lamotrigine
- Ranitidine [2]
- Sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) [3]
References
- ↑ Moris, G.; Garcia-Monco, JC (1999). "The Challenge of Drug-Induced Aseptic Meningitis". Archives of Internal Medicine 159 (11): 1185–1194. doi:10.1001/archinte.159.11.1185. PMID 10371226.
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2350562/
- ↑ http://www.hcplive.com/publications/Resident-and-Staff/2005/2005-12/2005-12_02
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