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Descriptor English:   Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis 
Descriptor Spanish:   feohifomicosis cerebral 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Feoifomicose Cerebral 
Synonyms English:   Central Nervous System Phaeohyphomycosis
Central Nervous System Phaeohyphomycosis, Primary
Cerebral Phaeohyphomycoses
Phaeohyphomycoses, Cerebral
Phaeohyphomycosis, Central Nervous System
Phaeohyphomycosis, Central Nervous System, Primary
Phaeohyphomycosis, Cerebral
Primary Central Nervous System Phaeohyphomycosis  
Tree Number:   C01.539.800.200.383.375
C01.703.295.328.375
C01.703.726.500
C17.800.838.208.416.375
Definition English:   CNS infections caused by neurotropic dematiaceous fungi that contain melanin in their cell walls. The infections often result in BRAIN ABSCESS; ENCEPHALITIS; and MENINGITIS in patients who are often immunocompetent. The common causative fungi include members Cladophialophora bantiana, Exophiala dermatitidis, Rhinocladiella mackenziei, and Ochroconis gallopavum. R. mackenziei infection is seen almost exclusively in patients from the MIDDLE EAST. 
History Note English:   2012 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
TM transmission UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   54476 
Unique Identifier:   D060425 

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