herpetic meningitis

herpetic meningitis

(1) An older term for a transient, nonspecific meningeal (inflammatory) reaction to an infection by any of the human herpesviridae (HHVs). 
(2) Herpetic meningitis; herpetic meningoencephalitis.

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