"Meningitis, Cryptococcal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Meningeal inflammation produced by CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS, an encapsulated yeast that tends to infect individuals with ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME and other immunocompromised states. The organism enters the body through the respiratory tract, but symptomatic infections are usually limited to the lungs and nervous system. The organism may also produce parenchymal brain lesions (torulomas). Clinically, the course is subacute and may feature HEADACHE; NAUSEA; PHOTOPHOBIA; focal neurologic deficits; SEIZURES; cranial neuropathies; and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp721-2)
| Descriptor ID |
D016919
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.181.500.500 C01.703.248.290 C10.228.228.198.500.500 C10.228.614.300.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Meningitis, Cryptococcal- Meningitis, Cryptococcal
- Cryptococcal Meningitides
- Meningitides, Cryptococcal
- Cryptococcal Meningitis
Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcosis- Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcosis
- Cerebral Cryptococcoses, Granulomous
- Cerebral Cryptococcosis, Granulomous
- Cryptococcoses, Granulomous Cerebral
- Cryptococcosis, Granulomous Cerebral
- Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcoses
- Toruloma
- Torulomas
Cerebral Cryptococcosis- Cerebral Cryptococcosis
- Cerebral Cryptococcoses
- Cryptococcoses, Cerebral
- Cryptococcosis, Cerebral
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningitis, Cryptococcal" by people in Profiles.
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Medical conditions with neuropsychiatric manifestations. Med Clin North Am. 2014 Sep; 98(5):1193-208.
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Epidemiology of cryptococcal meningitis in the US: 1997-2009. PLoS One. 2013; 8(2):e56269.
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Hyponatremia in a patient with cryptococcal meningitis: syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) or cerebral salt wasting (CSW)? J Hosp Med. 2010 Mar; 5(3):193-5.