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Meningitis, Fungal

Medical Definition: Meningitis caused by fungal agents which may occur as OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS or arise in immunocompetent hosts.
Guide Notes: coord IM with specific fungus (IM) or specific fungal disease (IM)
Also Called: Pachymeningitis, Fungal
Previously Indexed: Meningitis (1966-1991),specific mycosis (1966-1991)
Meningitis, Fungal Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Meningitis, Cryptococcal - 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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