Central Nervous System Fungal Infections
"Central Nervous System Fungal Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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MYCOSES of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges which may result in ENCEPHALITIS; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; MYELITIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; and EPIDURAL ABSCESS. Certain types of fungi may produce disease in immunologically normal hosts, while others are classified as opportunistic pathogens, causing illness primarily in immunocompromised individuals (e.g., ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME).
| Descriptor ID |
D020314
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.181 C10.228.228.198
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| Concept/Terms |
Central Nervous System Fungal Infections- Central Nervous System Fungal Infections
- Infections, Fungal, Central Nervous System
- Central Nervous System Mycoses
- Fungal Infections, Central Nervous System
- Mycoses, Central Nervous System
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