Table 2.
Etiology
| Etiology | ||
|---|---|---|
| no. of cases | % | |
| BACTERIAL | ||
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 25 | 44.6 |
| Neisseria meningitidis | 9 | 16.1 |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 8 | 14.3 |
| Borrelia burgdorferi | 3 | 5.4 |
| Hemophilus influenzae | 3 | 5.4 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 3 | 5.4 |
| Streptococcus spp. | 3 | 5.4 |
| Listeria moncytogenes | 1 | 1.8 |
| Multiple microorganisms | 1 | 1.8 |
| VIRAL | ||
| Tick borne encephalitis virus | 12 | 60 |
| Varicella Zoster virus | 4 | 20 |
| Cytomegalic virus | 1 | 5 |
| Epstein-Barr virus | 1 | 5 |
| Herpes simplex virus | 1 | 5 |
| Mumps virus | 1 | 5 |
| LM (primary tumor) | ||
| Breast cancer | 13 | 36.1 |
| Lung cancer | 11 | 30.6 |
| B-cell lymphoma | 3 | 8.3 |
| Primitive neuroectodermal tumor | 2 | 5.6 |
| B-CLL | 1 | 2.8 |
| Bladder cancer | 1 | 2.8 |
| Glioblastoma multiforme | 1 | 2.8 |
| Multiple myeloma | 1 | 2.8 |
| Renal cell carcinoma | 1 | 2.8 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 1 | 2.8 |
| AML | 1 | 2.8 |