Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Infection-related seizure

HP:0032892

What it means

Seizure associated with a presumed or proven infection (excluding infection of the central nervous system) or inflammatory state without an alternative precipitant such as metabolic derangement, and regardless of the presence or absence of a fever.

This includes seizures in the context of febrile or afebrile infection.

Part of the broader category

Infection-related seizure

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.