ICD-11 code : 1C1C.0;
Preferred Label : Meningococcal meningitis;
ICD-11 definition : A condition of the meninges, caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria
Neisseria meningitidis. This condition is characterized by high fever, stiff neck,
severe headache, vomiting, purpura, photophobia, and sometimes chills, altered mental
status, or seizures. Transmission is through haematogenous spread to the meninges
after droplet transmission or direct contact. Confirmation is by identification of
Neisseria meningitidis through a lumbar puncture, agglutination tests, or polymerase
chain reaction.;
ICD-11 synonym : diplococcal meningitis; meningococcal cerebrospinal fever; meningococcal spinal meningitis; epidemic meningitis; meningococcal cerebrospinal infection; diplococcal spinal meningitis; meningococcal arachnoiditis; Meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis; chronic meningococcal arachnoiditis; meningococcal cerebrospinal inflammation; meningococcal meninges infection; meningococcal meningeal infection;
ICD-11 inclusion : Meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis;
Origin ID : 516585689;
UMLS CUI : C0025294;
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A condition of the meninges, caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria
Neisseria meningitidis. This condition is characterized by high fever, stiff neck,
severe headache, vomiting, purpura, photophobia, and sometimes chills, altered mental
status, or seizures. Transmission is through haematogenous spread to the meninges
after droplet transmission or direct contact. Confirmation is by identification of
Neisseria meningitidis through a lumbar puncture, agglutination tests, or polymerase
chain reaction.
