Table 3.
Selected cases of aseptic meningitis and head and neck involvement from literature.
| Authors/Year | Etiology | Previous Signs and Symptoms | AM Signs and Symptoms at Presentation | Head and Neck Involvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gritti et al., 2011 [10] | Behçet’s disease | RAS, genital ulceration | Fever, headache, pain and stiffness of the neck, impaired vision of the left eye | Headache, neck pain |
| Kikuchi et al., 2010 [18] | Behçet’s disease | RAS | Headache, fever, RAS | RAS, headache |
| Mullins et al., 2009 [11] | Behçet’s disease | RAS, recurrent knee synovitis | Headache, confusion, chest pain, fever, drowsiness, RAS, skin rash | RAS, headache |
| Starr and Smith, 2017 [19] | Behçet’s disease | Data not available | Fever, malaise, photophobia, phonophobia, headache, nausea, vomiting, neck stiffness, RAS, genital ulcers | RAS, headache, neck stiffness |
| Kara et al., 2006 [21] | Behçet’s disease | Growth retardation, arthralgia, scrotal ulcers, nodular dermal lesions, RAS |
Headache, fever, vomiting, RAS, bilateral vitritis, papilledema, retinal hemorrhage | RAS, headache |
| Sakakibara et al., 2009 [23] | Behçet’s disease | None | Headache, fever, vomiting, neck stiffness, RAS, genital ulcers | RAS, headache |
| Alkan et al., 2019 [14] | Behçet’s disease | RAS, arthritis | Headache, diplopia, papilledema | Headache |
| Bir et al., 2005 [24] | Behçet’s disease | RAS, genital ulceration | Headache, papilledema, neck stiffness, venous sinus thrombosis, intracranial hypertension |
Headache, intracranial hypertension |
| Rossi and Saddi, 2006 [26] | Sjögren syndrome | SICCA syndrome | Headache, pain, and stiffness of the neck, diplopia |
Lymphocytic infiltration pattern at minor salivary glands biopsy, headache, neck stiffness |
| Akiyama et al., 2020 [28] | Sjögren syndrome | Case report 1: recurrent AM | Case report 1: fever, headache, sore throat | Case report 1: lymphocytic infiltration pattern at minor salivary glands biopsy, headache |
| Case report 2: xerophthalmia |
Case report 2: headache, fever, vomiting, polyarthralgia |
Case report 2: lymphocytic infiltration pattern at minor salivary glands biopsy, headache |
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| Basheer et al., 2019 [27] | Sjögren syndrome | SICCA syndrome, arthralgia, fatigue | Headache, photophobia, vomiting, neck and shoulder pain |
Headache, neck pain. |
| Ishida et al., 2007 [33] |
Sjögren syndrome | Recurrent AM | Headache, nausea, fever, neck stiffness | Lymphocytic infiltration pattern at minor salivary glands biopsy, headache |
| Ozasa et al., 2020 [30] |
Sjögren syndrome and mixed connective tissue disease | Bilateral pain and numbness in the maxillary anterior gingiva and eyelids, generalized body pain |
Headache, fever | Trigeminal neuropathy, headache. |
| Zhao et al., 2020 [31] |
Sjögren syndrome | Arthritis, glucosuria | Headache, fever, nausea, vomiting | Lymphocytic infiltration pattern at minor salivary glands biopsy, headache |
| Alfaro-Giner et al., 1992 [32] |
Sjögren syndrome and mixed connective tissue disease | Trigeminal neuropathy | Fever | Facial pain and hypoesthesia, SICCA syndrome |
| Ventura et al., 2013 [46] | IVIg-induced in pemphigus vulgaris patient | Cutaneous and mucosal bullae | Headache, neck stiffness, photophobia, nausea |
Oral mucosal blisters |
Legends: RAS: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis.