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What Causes Stiff Neck With High Grade Fever?
Question: My husband has a stiff neck and 103 temp. What could this be?
Brief Answer:
Can be neningitis.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The high grade fever with a stiff neck could be due to meningitis. This needs an immediate medical attention. He needs proper blood tests and other investigations to find out the cause of such a high grade fever. The treatment will then depend on the cause.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
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Can be neningitis.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The high grade fever with a stiff neck could be due to meningitis. This needs an immediate medical attention. He needs proper blood tests and other investigations to find out the cause of such a high grade fever. The treatment will then depend on the cause.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
What causes Meningitis>
Brief Answer:
It is a serious infection.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
meningitis is an infection of the membranes covering the brain. It can be caused by virus or bacteria. It is a serious infection and needs to be controlled with proper antibiotics. It does no usually spread by sharing clothes etc.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
It is a serious infection.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
meningitis is an infection of the membranes covering the brain. It can be caused by virus or bacteria. It is a serious infection and needs to be controlled with proper antibiotics. It does no usually spread by sharing clothes etc.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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