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Descriptor English:
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Central Nervous System Fungal Infections
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Infecciones Fúngicas del Sistema Nervioso Central
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Infecções Fúngicas do Sistema Nervoso Central
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Synonyms English:
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Fungal Infections, Central Nervous System
Mycoses, Central Nervous System
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Tree Number:
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C01.703.181
C10.228.228.198
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Definition English:
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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). |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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coord IM with precoord fungal infection (IM) and specific site/dis term (IM) if pertinent; DF: CNS FUNGAL INFECT
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History Note English:
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2000
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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34164
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Unique Identifier:
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D020314
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