Fever is indeed a sypmptom of meningitis. Symptoms of meningitis are very similar to the flu. They include fever, headache, vomiting, stiffness, and sleepiness. A doctor should always be consulted regarding meningitis.
throat - ELP <3
Some infants with meningitis have seizures as their only identifiable symptom.
No, fever is a symptom of infection or dehydration.
A sore throat
To code a headache, stiff neck, and fever due to meningitis, you would use the appropriate ICD-10 codes. For meningitis, you would typically use G00-G09 for central nervous system infections, specifying the type of meningitis (e.g., viral or bacterial). Additionally, you would code the symptoms using R51 for headache, M54.2 for cervicalgia (stiff neck), and R50 for fever. It's important to ensure that the primary diagnosis reflects the underlying condition (meningitis) while including the symptom codes as secondary diagnoses.
No, allergies do not commonly cause fever as a symptom.
meningitis
A fever is a symptom.
Scarlet fever (meningitis)
Danger signals associated with neck pain in some cases, neck pain may be a symptom of meningitis.
Yes
A fever can be a symptom of an allergy because when the body detects an allergen, it can trigger an immune response that leads to inflammation and an increase in body temperature, resulting in a fever.