Fungal meningitis
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| Fungal meningitis | |
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| MeSH | D016921 |
Fungal meningitis refers to meningitis caused by a fungal infection.
One form of fungal meningitis is cryptococcal meningitis.[1]
Many cases of fungal meningitis are associated with immune deficiencies.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ Safdieh JE, Mead PA, Sepkowitz KA, Kiehn TE, Abrey LE (March 2008). "Bacterial and fungal meningitis in patients with cancer". Neurology 70 (12): 943–7. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000305960.85546.5f. PMID 18347316. http://www.neurology.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=18347316.
- ^ Jaiswal SP, Hemwani N, Sharma N, Athale S, Chitnis DS (July 2002). "Prevalence of fungal meningitis among HIV positive & negative subjects in Indore (MP state)". Indian J Med Sci 56 (7): 325–9. PMID 12645168. http://www.indianjmedsci.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5359;year=2002;volume=56;issue=7;spage=325;epage=329;aulast=Jaiswal.
- ^ Slavoski LA, Tunkel AR (April 1995). "Therapy of fungal meningitis". Clin Neuropharmacol 18 (2): 95–112. PMID 8635178.
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