Preferred Label : central nervous system protozoal infections;
MeSH definition : Infections of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges by single celled organisms of the
former subkingdom known as protozoa. The central nervous system may be the primary
or secondary site of protozoal infection. These diseases may occur as OPPORTUNISTIC
INFECTIONS or arise in immunocompetent hosts.;
MeSH synonym : protozoal infections, central nervous system; infection, central nervous system, protozoal; infections, protozoal, central nervous system; CNS Protozoal Infections; CNS Protozoal Infection; Infection, CNS Protozoal; Infections, CNS Protozoal; Protozoal Infection, CNS; Protozoal Infections, CNS;
CISMeF synonym : infections, cerebral protozoal;
DeCS synonym : Acanthamoeba Meningoencephalitis; Naegleria fowleri Meningoencephalitides; Balamuthia mandrillaris Meningoencephalitides; Naegleria fowleri Meningoencephalitis; Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis; Sappinia diploidea Meningoencephalitides; Naegleria fowleri Infections; Acanthamoeba Meningoencephalitides; Balamuthia mandrillaris Meningoencephalitis; Balamuthia mandrillaris CNS Infection; Sappinia diploidea Meningoencephalitis; Naegleria fowleri Infection; Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitides;
MeSH hyponym : amebic meningoencephalitis; meningoencephalitis, protozoal; cerebral protozoal infections; Amebic Meningoencephalitides; Meningoencephalitides, Amebic; Meningoencephalitis, Amebic; Acanthamoeba Meningoencephalitides; Meningoencephalitides, Acanthamoeba; Meningoencephalitis, Acanthamoeba; Cerebral Protozoal Infection; Infection, Cerebral Protozoal; Protozoal Infection, Cerebral; Protozoal Infections, Cerebral; Meningoencephalitides, Sappinia diploidea; Meningoencephalitis, Sappinia diploidea; Sappinia diploidea Meningoencephalitides; Amebic Meningoencephalitides, Primary; Amebic Meningoencephalitis, Primary; Meningoencephalitides, Primary Amebic; Meningoencephalitis, Primary Amebic; Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitides; Infection, Naegleria fowleri; Naegleria fowleri Infections; Naegleria fowleri Meningoencephalitis; Meningoencephalitides, Naegleria fowleri; Meningoencephalitis, Naegleria fowleri; Naegleria fowleri Meningoencephalitides; Balamuthia mandrillaris Meningoencephalitis; Balamuthia mandrillaris Meningoencephalitides; Meningoencephalitides, Balamuthia mandrillaris; Meningoencephalitis, Balamuthia mandrillaris; Meningoencephalitides, Protozoal; Protozoal Meningoencephalitides; Protozoal Meningoencephalitis;
MeSH annotation : coordinate IM with specific protozoan infection (IM) and specific site/disease term
(IM) if pertinent; coordinate with specific protozoan infection and specific site/disease term if pertinent;
Origin ID : D020808;
UMLS CUI : C0752182;
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Infections of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges by single celled organisms of the
former subkingdom known as protozoa. The central nervous system may be the primary
or secondary site of protozoal infection. These diseases may occur as OPPORTUNISTIC
INFECTIONS or arise in immunocompetent hosts.