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Symptom/Finding
stiff neck
Description
A stiff neck with flexion indicates meningeal irritation from an infectious process such as meningitis or subarachnoid hemorrhage. [Merck Manual, p. 1844] Meningismus;
Category
Neurological
ICD-9 Code
781.6
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Diseases
Diseases associated with this finding or symptom:
African Trypanosomiasis
American Trypanosomiasis
Anthrax
B-virus meningoencephalitis
Capnocytophaga infection
Cat-scratch disease
Coccidioidomycosis
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Ehrlichiosis
Hendra and Nipah viral diseases
Lassa fever
Leptospirosis
Lyme disease
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
Meningococcal infection
Naegleriasis
Poliomyelitis
Rabies
Relapsing fever
Rift valley fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Southern tick-associated rash illness
Viral encephalitides, mosquito-borne
Viral encephalitides, tick-borne
West Nile virus infection
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Last updated: September, 2008