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Aseptic menengitis occur due to many aetiologies, mostly viruses. Enteroviruses are responsible more than 80% of the cases. The other frequent aetiologies are arboviruses and mumps viruses. Aseptic menengitis may be the only sign of mumps. Leptospirosis, mycobacterium and cryptococcosus may be enumerated among other aetiologies of aseptic menengitis besides viral factors. Echoviruses, coxackie viruses, herpes simplex viruses and human immundeficiency viruses are the main causes of aseptic menengitis in developed countries while polioviruses, mumps, lympocytic coriomenegitis virus are more frequently seen in developing countries. |
