Diseases

Central Nervous System Fungal Infections

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).

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Abstract

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).

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • CNS Fungal Infections
  • Central Nervous System Mycoses
  • Fungal Infections, Central Nervous System
  • Infections, Fungal, Central Nervous System
  • Mycoses, Central Nervous System
  • CNS Fungal Infection
  • Fungal Infection, CNS
  • Fungal Infections, CNS
  • Infection, CNS Fungal
  • Infections, CNS Fungal

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36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coord IM with precoord fungal infection (IM) and specific site/dis term (IM) if pertinent

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History Note

2000

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Central Nervous System Fungal Infections. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020314. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020314
  2. Central Nervous System Fungal Infections. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54911791