Causes of Myelitis

List of causes of Myelitis

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Myelitis) that could possibly cause Myelitis includes:

• Certain viruses - causing viral myelitis
  • Herpesvirus
  • Polio virus
  • HIV
• Syphilis

Causes of Myelitis (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Myelitis that are listed by the Diseases Database:

• Neuromyelitis optica
• Poliomyelitis
• Transverse myelitis
• Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

Myelitis: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Myelitis, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Myelitis:

• Ascending Myelitis
• Brown-Sequard Syndrome
• Concussion Myelitis
• Foix-Alajouanine Myelitis
• Subacute Necrotizing Myelitis
• Funicular Myelitis
• Systemic Myelitis

Myelitis: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Myelitis: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Myelitis:

• Encephalomyelitis
• Meningomyelitis
• Leukomyelitis
• Poliomyelitis
• Viral myelitis
• more types...»

Causes of Broader Categories of Myelitis: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Spinal Cord Disorders
• Inflammatory conditions that may be pathogenic or non-pathogenic
• Nervous system conditions
• Spinal cord conditions
• Spine conditions
• Back conditions
• more types...»

Myelitis as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Myelitis as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Myelitis. Our database lists the following as having Myelitis as a complication of that condition:

• Gnathostoma Infection
• Poxviridae disease

Myelitis as a symptom:

Conditions listing Myelitis as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Myelitis. Our database lists the following as having Myelitis as a symptom of that condition:

• Bing-Neel syndrome

Related information on causes of Myelitis:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Myelitis may be found in:

• Hidden causes of Myelitis

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