Preferred Label : central nervous system fungal infections;
MeSH definition : 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).;
MeSH synonym : central nervous system mycoses; infections, fungal, central nervous system; fungal infections, central nervous system; mycoses, central nervous system; CNS Fungal Infections; CNS Fungal Infection; Fungal Infection, CNS; Fungal Infections, CNS; Infection, CNS Fungal; Infections, CNS Fungal;
MeSH annotation : coord IM with precoord fungal infection (IM) and specific site/dis term (IM) if pertinent;
DF: CNS FUNGAL INFECT; coord IM with precoord fungal infection (IM) and specific site/dis term (IM) if pertinent;
Origin ID : D020314;
UMLS CUI : C0729544;
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Causé par (d'après SNOMED CT)
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UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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).