Arachnoiditis-Its Causes, Symptoms, Types And Treatment

The Causes

Having an epidural often results in arachnoiditis. The cause of arachnoiditis is a factor that determines the kind a person develops. Frequent causes are:

-an injury during spinal surgery, which is the reason for 60 percent of cases

-myelography, when the spinal column is injected with dye

-exposure to chemicals that damage the meninges

-injections into the spine, such as following an epidural

-lumbar puncture

-viral and bacterial infections of the spine

-physical trauma to the spine, such as from a car accident

-cancer in or around the spine

-A very small number of arachnoiditis cases are genetic.