Some Noninfectious Causes of Meningitis

Type

Examples

Disorders

Behçet syndrome

Metastatic cancer

Sarcoidosis

Sjögren syndrome

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Rupture of an intracranial cysticercal or epidermoid cyst

Medications with anti-inflammatory or immune-modulating effects

Cytosine arabinoside

IV immune globulin

Other medications

Substances injected into the subarachnoid space

Anesthetics

Antibiotics

Chemotherapeutic agents

Radiopaque contrast agents