Preferred Label : cerebral phaeohyphomycosis;
MeSH definition : CNS infections caused by neurotropic dematiaceous fungi that contain melanin in their
cell walls. The infections often result in BRAIN ABSCESS; ENCEPHALITIS; and MENINGITIS
in patients who are often immunocompetent. The common causative fungi include members
Cladophialophora bantiana, Exophiala dermatitidis, Rhinocladiella mackenziei, and
Ochroconis gallopavum. R. mackenziei infection is seen almost exclusively in patients
from the MIDDLE EAST.;
MeSH synonym : central nervous system phaeohyphomycosis; phaeohyphomycosis, central nervous system;
CISMeF synonym : cerebral phaeohyphomycoses; phaeohyphomycoses, cerebral; phaeohyphomycosis, cerebral;
MeSH hyponym : primary central nervous system phaeohyphomycosis; Phaeohyphomycosis, Central Nervous System, Primary; Central Nervous System Phaeohyphomycosis, Primary;
Origin ID : D060425;
UMLS CUI : C3178945;
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CNS infections caused by neurotropic dematiaceous fungi that contain melanin in their
cell walls. The infections often result in BRAIN ABSCESS; ENCEPHALITIS; and MENINGITIS
in patients who are often immunocompetent. The common causative fungi include members
Cladophialophora bantiana, Exophiala dermatitidis, Rhinocladiella mackenziei, and
Ochroconis gallopavum. R. mackenziei infection is seen almost exclusively in patients
from the MIDDLE EAST.