Drug-induced aseptic meningitis

Camilla Ågnes; Thomas Schwartz; Else Quist-Paulsen; Rebecca Bhatti; Anne Mette Njaastad; Jo Fuglestved; Grunde Wibetoe

doi:10.4045/tidsskr.22.0286

Drug-induced aseptic meningitis

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2023 Jan 16;143(1). doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0286. Print 2023 Jan 17.

[Article in English, Norwegian]

Authors

Camilla Ågnes¹, Thomas Schwartz², Else Quist-Paulsen³, Rebecca Bhatti⁴, Anne Mette Njaastad⁵, Jo Fuglestved⁵, Grunde Wibetoe⁵

Affiliations

¹ Indremedisinsk avdeling, og, Enhet for indremedisinsk forskning, Medisinsk klinikk, Oslo universitetssykehus, Ullevål sykehus.
² Indremedisinsk avdeling, Medisinsk klinikk, Oslo universitetssykehus, Ullevål sykehus, og, Oslo Nye Høyskole.
³ Avdeling for mikrobiologi, Klinikk for laboratoriemedisin, Oslo universitetssykehus, Ullevål sykehus.
⁴ Infeksjonsmedisinsk avdeling, Medisinsk klinikk, Oslo universitetssykehus, Ullevål sykehus.
⁵ Indremedisinsk avdeling, Medisinsk klinikk, Oslo universitetssykehus, Ullevål sykehus.

PMID: 36655954
DOI: 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0286

Abstract

Drug-induced aseptic meningitis is a rare but serious condition that should be suspected in patients with meningitis who test negative for a microbiological agent. The medical history is presented here of a woman with recurrent urinary tract infections where meningitis symptoms arose after repeated exposure to a frequently prescribed drug.

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Meningitis, Aseptic* / chemically induced
Meningitis, Aseptic* / diagnosis
Urinary Tract Infections* / drug therapy