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Revision as of 20:40, 21 January 2016

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Neoplastic meningitis must be differentiated from:^[1]

Infections

Neoplastic

Inflammatory disorders

Granulomatous disorders


Type of disease	Differential diagnoses of neoplastic meningitis

Infections	Pyogenic meningitis Viral meningitis Fungal meningitis Mycobacterial meningitis Lyme disease Neurocysticercosis
Neoplastic	Intracerebral metastasis Dural metastasis
Inflammatory disorders	Rheumatoid arthritis Multiple sclerosis Polychondritis
Granulomatous disorders	Sarcoidosis Histiocytosis Wegener's granulomatosis Vasculitis

↑ Leptomeningitis. Dr Amir Rezaee and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/leptomeningitis. Accessed on January 21, 2016

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 *[[Bacterial meningitis|Pyogenic meningitis]]
 *[[Viral meningitis]]
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 *[[Lyme disease]]
 *[[Neurocysticercosis]]
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+Neoplastic
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 *[[Intracerebral metastasis]]
 *Dural metastasis
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+Inflammatory disorders
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 *[[Rheumatoid arthritis]]
 *[[Multiple sclerosis]]
 *[[Polychondritis]]
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-'''Granulomatous disorders'''
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+Granulomatous disorders
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 *[[Sarcoidosis]]
 *[[Histiocytosis]]
 *[[Wegener's granulomatosis]]
 *[[Vasculitis]]
+|}
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