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Descriptor English:
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Meningitis, Cryptococcal
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Descriptor Spanish:
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meningitis criptocócica
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Meningite Criptocócica
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Synonyms English:
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Cerebral Cryptococcoses
Cerebral Cryptococcoses, Granulomous
Cerebral Cryptococcosis
Cerebral Cryptococcosis, Granulomous
Cryptococcal Meningitides
Cryptococcal Meningitis
Cryptococcoses, Cerebral
Cryptococcoses, Granulomous Cerebral
Cryptococcosis, Cerebral
Cryptococcosis, Granulomous Cerebral
Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcoses
Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcosis
Meningitides, Cryptococcal
Toruloma
Torulomas
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Tree Number:
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C01.703.181.500.500
C01.703.248.290
C10.228.228.198.500.500
C10.228.614.300.500
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Definition English:
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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) |
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See Related English:
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Cranial Nerve Diseases
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History Note English:
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1992
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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29988
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Unique Identifier:
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D016919
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Similar:
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DeCS
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