Cryptococcal Meningitis

Preferred Label : Cryptococcal Meningitis;

NCIt definition : A blood borne fungal infection of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal column (meninges) caused by Cryptococcus, usually C. neoformans or C. gattii. It usually occurs in immunocompromised patients including persons with AIDS, transplant recipients, patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy, and patients with hematologic malignancies.;

Details

Origin ID

C174113;

UMLS CUI

C0085436;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Cryptococcal meningitis [HPO term]
- Cryptococcal meningitis [MedDRA LLT]
- Cryptococcal meningitis [DO Concept]
- Cryptococcal meningitis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis [MedDRA LLT]
- Meningitis cryptococcal [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Meningitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans [ICD-11 Sub-sub category]
- Meningitis torula [MedDRA LLT]
- cryptococcal meningitis [SNOMED Notion]
- cryptococcal meningitis [Disease (Nov.)]
- cryptococcus neoformans meningitis [Disease (Nov.)]
- meningitis, cryptococcal [MeSH concept]
- meningitis, cryptococcal [MeSH Descriptor]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Central Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Nervous System [NCIt concept]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Cerebral cryptococcosis [ICD-10 Sub-category]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Cryptococcal meningitis [MedDRA LLT]
- Cryptococcal meningitis [HPO term]
- Cryptococcal meningitis [ICD-9 code]
- Cryptococcal meningitis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis [MedDRA LLT]
- Meningitis cryptococcal [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Meningitis torula [MedDRA LLT]
- cryptococcal meningitis [Disease (Nov.)]
- cryptococcal meningitis [SNOMED Notion]
- cryptococcus neoformans meningitis [Disease (Nov.)]
- meningitis, cryptococcal [MeSH Descriptor]
- meningitis, cryptococcal [MeSH concept]
Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- Cryptococcal meningitis [ICD-9 code]
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- GDC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Meninges [NCIt concept]

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