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Can viral meningitis cause a vertebrae to erode?
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No: This is an infectious process that has nothing to do with the bones of your spine. They may diagnose it with a spinal tap, but that is merely a safe way to get cerebral-spinal fluid.
Answered 9/26/2016
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