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Terme préférentiel

Meningitis, Cryptococcal  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • Meningeal inflammation produced by CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS, an encapsulated yeast that tends to infect individuals with ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME and other immunocompromised states. The organism enters the body through the respiratory tract, but symptomatic infections are usually limited to the lungs and nervous system. The organism may also produce parenchymal brain lesions (torulomas). Clinically, the course is subacute and may feature HEADACHE; NAUSEA; PHOTOPHOBIA; focal neurologic deficits; SEIZURES; cranial neuropathies; and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp721-2)

Synonyme(s)

  • Cryptococcal Meningitis

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TKSR9HZ2-7

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 30/05/1991, dernière modification le 30/06/2021