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Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Mycoses > Central Nervous System Fungal Infections
Infections > Central Nervous System Infections > Central Nervous System Fungal Infections

Preferred term

Central Nervous System Fungal Infections  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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).

Entry terms

  • Central Nervous System Mycoses
  • CNS Fungal Infections
  • Fungal Infections, Central Nervous System
  • Infections, Fungal, Central Nervous System
  • Mycoses, Central Nervous System

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