meningitis, meningococcal

Preferred Label : meningitis, meningococcal;

MeSH definition : A fulminant infection of the meninges and subarachnoid fluid by the bacterium NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, producing diffuse inflammation and peri-meningeal venous thromboses. Clinical manifestations include FEVER, nuchal rigidity, SEIZURES, severe HEADACHE, petechial rash, stupor, focal neurologic deficits, HYDROCEPHALUS, and COMA. The organism is usually transmitted via nasopharyngeal secretions and is a leading cause of meningitis in children and young adults. Organisms from Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, B, C, Y, and W-135 have been reported to cause meningitis. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp689-701; Curr Opin Pediatr 1998 Feb;10(1):13-8);

MeSH synonym : meningococcal meningitis; meningitis, meningococcic; Meningitis, Neisseria; Neisseria Meningitis; Neisseria Meningitides;

Wikipedia automatic translation : African meningitis belt;

MeSH hyponym : meningitis, meningococcal, serogroup W-135; meningitis, meningococcal, serogroup A; meningitis, meningococcal, serogroup B; meningitis, meningococcal, serogroup Y; meningitis, meningococcal, serogroup C; Serogroup Y, Meningococcal Meningitis; Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup Y; Serogroup C Meningococcal Meningitis; Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup C; Serogroup W135, Meningococcal Meningitis; Meningitis, Meningococcal, Serogroup W135; Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup W135; Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup W-135; Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup W 135; Serogroup W-135, Meningococcal Meningitis; Serogroup W 135, Meningococcal Meningitis; Serogroup A Meningococcal Meningitis; Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup A; Serogroup B Meningococcal Meningitis; Meningococcal Meningitis, Serogroup B;

MeSH annotation : do not coord with NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS unless organism is particularly discussed but coord with specific serogroup (IM) if given;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African meningitis belt;

Details

Origin ID

D008585;

UMLS CUI

C0025294;

Allowable qualifiers
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemically induced [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- complications [MeSH Qualifier]
- congenital [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnosis [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- diet therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- epidemiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- etiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- prevention and control [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiotherapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- transmission [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
DO Cross reference
- meningococcal meningitis [DO Concept]
ORDO relation(s)
- Meningococcal meningitis [ORDO Disease]
Record concept(s)
- meningitis, meningococcal [MeSH concept]
- meningitis, meningococcal, serogroup A [MeSH concept]
- meningitis, meningococcal, serogroup B [MeSH concept]
- meningitis, meningococcal, serogroup C [MeSH concept]
- meningitis, meningococcal, serogroup W-135 [MeSH concept]
- meningitis, meningococcal, serogroup Y [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- meningococcal vaccines [MeSH Descriptor]
- neisseria meningitidis [MeSH Descriptor]
- neisseria meningitidis, serogroup W-135 [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- MENINGITIS MENINGOCOCCAL [WHO-ART Included Term]
- Meningitis meningococcal [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Meningococcal meningitis [ICD-9 code]
- Meningococcal meningitis [MedDRA LLT]
- Meningococcal meningitis [ORDO Disease]
- Meningococcal meningitis [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Meningococcal meningitis [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Meningococcal meningitis [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Meningococcal meningitis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Neisseria meningitides meningitis [MedDRA LLT]
- meningococcal meningitis [SNOMED Notion]
- meningococcal meningitis [DO Concept]
- meningococcal meningitis [Disease (Nov.)]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- epidemic meningitis [Disease (Nov.)]

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