Central Nervous System Fungal Infections
"Central Nervous System Fungal Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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).
| Descriptor ID |
D020314
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.181 C10.228.228.198
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| Concept/Terms |
Central Nervous System Fungal Infections- Central Nervous System Fungal Infections
- Infections, Fungal, Central Nervous System
- Central Nervous System Mycoses
- Fungal Infections, Central Nervous System
- Mycoses, Central Nervous System
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Central Nervous System Fungal Infections" by people in Profiles.
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Central nervous system histoplasmosis: Multicenter retrospective study on clinical features, diagnostic approach and outcome of treatment. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 03; 97(13):e0245.
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Invasive mold infections of the central nervous system in patients with hematologic cancer or stem cell transplantation (2000-2016): Uncommon, with improved survival but still deadly often. J Infect. 2017 12; 75(6):572-580.
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Mold infections of the central nervous system. N Engl J Med. 2014 Jul 10; 371(2):150-60.
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An unusual cause of diarrhea in an immunocompromised patient. Scedosporium apiospermum colitis and brain abscess. Gastroenterology. 2013 Sep; 145(3):519, 697-8.
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Cerebral Scedosporium apiospermum infection presenting with intestinal manifestations. Infection. 2013 Jun; 41(3):723-6.
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Neuroimaging of pediatric intracranial infection--part 2: TORCH, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections. J Neuroimaging. 2012 Apr; 22(2):e52-63.
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Infrequent presentations of mucormycosis in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and acute leukemia: case series and review of literature. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2011 Oct; 11(5):446-51.
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Outcomes of central nervous system cryptococcosis vary with host immune function: results from a multi-center, prospective study. J Infect. 2010 Nov; 61(5):419-26.
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Allergic fungal sinusitis complicated by fungal brain mass. Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep; 14 Suppl 3:e299-301.
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Cerebral mycosis: 7-year retrospective series in a tertiary center. Neuropathology. 2010 Jun; 30(3):218-23.