Table 1.
Main causes of non-infective aseptic meningitis.
| Non-Infective Aseptic Meningitis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Systemic Diseases | Tumors | Drugs |
| Bechet’s disease * | Solid tumors | Antimicrobials * |
| Vogt–Koyanagi syndrome | Breast cancer | NSAIDs * |
| Sarcoidosis * | Small-cell lung cancer | IVIGs * |
| PTLDs * | Melanoma * | Vaccines |
| Rheumatoid arthritis * | CUP | Intrathecal medications |
| Systemic lupus erythematosus * | Gastrointestinal cancer | Monoclonal antibodies * |
| Vasculitis * | Urinary tract cancer | Ranitidine |
| Sjögren syndrome * | Hematological tumors * | Carbamazepine * |
| B-cell lymphoma | Lamotrigine * | |
| Acute lymphocytic leukemia | Azathioprine * | |
| Primary CNS tumors | Allopurinol | |
| Ependymomas | Sulfasalazine * | |
| Medulloblastomas | ||
| Primary CNS lymphomas | ||
Legends: PTLDs: post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder; CUP: carcinoma of unknown origin; CNS: central nervous system; NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; IVIGs: intravenous immunoglobulins. * Conditions/drugs potentially oral medicine related.