ICD-11 code : 1E90.1;
Preferred Label : Varicella meningitis;
ICD-11 definition : A disease of the meninges, caused by an infection with varicella zoster virus. This
infection is characterized by fever, stiff neck, headache, vomiting, photophobia,
and sometimes an altered mental status or body aches. Transmission is through hematogenous
spread to the meninges after inhalation of infected respiratory secretions, or direct
contact with fluid from vesicles. Confirmation is by identification of varicella zoster
viral DNA or anti-varicella zoster IgG in cerebrospinal fluid.;
Origin ID : 145288168;
UMLS CUI : C0700503;
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Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A disease of the meninges, caused by an infection with varicella zoster virus. This
infection is characterized by fever, stiff neck, headache, vomiting, photophobia,
and sometimes an altered mental status or body aches. Transmission is through hematogenous
spread to the meninges after inhalation of infected respiratory secretions, or direct
contact with fluid from vesicles. Confirmation is by identification of varicella zoster
viral DNA or anti-varicella zoster IgG in cerebrospinal fluid.