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Chronic menigitis may be defined as symptoms and signs of meningeal inflammation lasting four
weeks or longer.
It has many infectious and noninfectious causes. Tuberculous and fungal infections are the most
common causes. But no cause is found in the significant portions of chronic meningitis(idiopathic
meningitis), although most appear to respond to treatment either with anti-tuberculosis drugs or
steroids. Intereastingly eosinophilic pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal... |