Svensk definition
Mykoser i hjärnan, ryggmärgen och hjärnhinnorna, som kan leda till encefalit, meningit, myelit, hjärnabscess och epiduralabscess. Vissa typer av svamp kan ge upphov till sjukdom hos individer med norm alt immunsystem, medan andra är opportunistiska patogener, som orsakar infektionssjukdom hos främst individer med nedsatt immunförsvar(som t ex i AIDS).
Engelsk definition
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).
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
CNS Fungal Infections — CNS Fungal Infection — Fungal Infection, CNS — Fungal Infections, CNS — Infection, CNS Fungal — Infections, CNS Fungal — Central Nervous System Mycoses — Infections, Fungal, Central Nervous System — Fungal Infections, Central Nervous System — Mycoses, Central Nervous System