"Meningitis, Cryptococcal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D016919
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.181.500.500 C01.703.248.290 C10.228.228.198.500.500 C10.228.614.300.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Meningitis, Cryptococcal- Meningitis, Cryptococcal
- Cryptococcal Meningitides
- Meningitides, Cryptococcal
- Cryptococcal Meningitis
Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcosis- Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcosis
- Cerebral Cryptococcoses, Granulomous
- Cerebral Cryptococcosis, Granulomous
- Cryptococcoses, Granulomous Cerebral
- Cryptococcosis, Granulomous Cerebral
- Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcoses
- Toruloma
- Torulomas
Cerebral Cryptococcosis- Cerebral Cryptococcosis
- Cerebral Cryptococcoses
- Cryptococcoses, Cerebral
- Cryptococcosis, Cerebral
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningitis, Cryptococcal" by people in Profiles.
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Cryptococcal meningitis associated with interleukin-17 inhibitor use for psoriasis. Dermatol Ther. 2022 08; 35(8):e15609.
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Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia Due to Cryptococcal Meningitis. J Neuroophthalmol. 2023 Dec 01; 43(4):e264-e267.
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Fingolimod-related cryptococcal meningoencephalitis and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a patient with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2021 Aug; 53:103072.
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Disseminated cryptococcosis and anti-granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor autoantibodies: An underappreciated association. Mycoses. 2021 Jun; 64(6):576-582.
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Cryptococcal meningitis: a review for emergency clinicians. Intern Emerg Med. 2021 Jun; 16(4):1031-1042.
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Cryptococcal meningitis and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a pediatric patient with HIV after switching to second line antiretroviral therapy: a case report. BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Jan 21; 20(1):68.
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Cryptococcal meningitis in a multiple sclerosis patient treated with Fingolimod: a case report and review of imaging findings. Clin Imaging. 2019 Mar - Apr; 54:53-56.
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Evaluation and management of the swollen optic?disk in cryptococcal meningitis. Surv Ophthalmol. 2017 Mar - Apr; 62(2):150-160.
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Shunting in cryptococcal meningitis. J Neurosurg. 2016 07; 125(1):177-86.
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Middle cerebral artery territory infarct due to Cryptococcus infectionstitle: an uncommon indication for cerebrospinal fluid analysis in stroke patients. Diagn Cytopathol. 2015 Aug; 43(8):632-4.