Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis
"Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D060425
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.513.374
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| Concept/Terms |
Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis- Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis
- Cerebral Phaeohyphomycoses
- Phaeohyphomycoses, Cerebral
- Phaeohyphomycosis, Cerebral
- Central Nervous System Phaeohyphomycosis
- Phaeohyphomycosis, Central Nervous System
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.