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Fungal meningitis

MedGen UID:
39285
Concept ID:
C0085438
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Fungal Meningitides; Fungal Meningitis; Meningitides, Fungal; Meningitis, Fungal
SNOMED CT: Fungal meningitis (24321005)
 
HPO: HP:0032159
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006764

Definition

An infection of the meninges caused by a fungus. Generally, only individuals with deficiencies of the immune system contract fungal meningitis. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Porto Junior S, Ramos JVB, da Cunha BLB, da Silva da Paz MG, de Oliveira Lima TV, Moreira LR, de Avellar LM
J Clin Neurosci 2024 Mar;121:83-88. Epub 2024 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2024.02.002. PMID: 38368659
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Moylett EH
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Gottfredsson M, Perfect JR
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Diagnosis

Pagliano P, Esposito S, Ascione T, Spera AM
Future Microbiol 2020 May;15:469-472. Epub 2020 May 7 doi: 10.2217/fmb-2020-0006. PMID: 32378964
Poplin V, Boulware DR, Bahr NC
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Góralska K, Blaszkowska J, Dzikowiec M
Infection 2018 Aug;46(4):443-459. Epub 2018 May 21 doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1152-2. PMID: 29785613Free PMC Article
Johnson RH, Einstein HE
Clin Infect Dis 2006 Jan 1;42(1):103-7. Epub 2005 Nov 29 doi: 10.1086/497596. PMID: 16323099
Gottfredsson M, Perfect JR
Semin Neurol 2000;20(3):307-22. doi: 10.1055/s-2000-9394. PMID: 11051295

Therapy

Chen L, Tian X, Zhang L, Wang W, Hu P, Ma Z, Li Y, Li S, Shen Z, Fan X, Ye L, Ke W, Wu Y, Shui G, Xiao M, He GJ, Yang Y, Fang W, Bai F, Liao G, Chen M, Lin X, Li C, Wang L
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Nathan CL, Emmert BE, Nelson E, Berger JR
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Mutarelli EG, Adoni T
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Perfect JR
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Prognosis

Beltran-Reyes P, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Gonzalez-Lara MF
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2024 Dec 1;37(6):437-442. Epub 2024 Sep 3 doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000001061. PMID: 39259683
Strong N, Meeks G, Sheth SA, McCullough L, Villalba JA, Tan C, Barreto A, Wanger A, McDonald M, Kan P, Shaltoni H, Campo Maldonado J, Parada V, Hassan AE, Reagan-Steiner S, Chiller T, Gold JAW, Smith DJ, Ostrosky-Zeichner L
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Bhattacharyya A, Sarma P, Sharma DJ, Das KK, Kaur H, Prajapat M, Kumar S, Bansal S, Prakash A, Avti P, Thota P, Reddy DH, Gautam BS, Medhi B
Indian J Pharmacol 2021 Jul-Aug;53(4):317-327. doi: 10.4103/ijp.ijp_419_21. PMID: 34414911Free PMC Article
Zunt JR, Baldwin KJ
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Clinical prediction guides

He T, Jin Z, Hu W, Xia X, Li D, Yao W, Li G, Zhou X, Song G
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023 Jun;116(6):565-576. Epub 2023 Apr 25 doi: 10.1007/s10482-023-01830-3. PMID: 37186068Free PMC Article
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Recent systematic reviews

Porto Junior S, Ramos JVB, da Cunha BLB, da Silva da Paz MG, de Oliveira Lima TV, Moreira LR, de Avellar LM
J Clin Neurosci 2024 Mar;121:83-88. Epub 2024 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2024.02.002. PMID: 38368659
Bhattacharyya A, Sarma P, Sharma DJ, Das KK, Kaur H, Prajapat M, Kumar S, Bansal S, Prakash A, Avti P, Thota P, Reddy DH, Gautam BS, Medhi B
Indian J Pharmacol 2021 Jul-Aug;53(4):317-327. doi: 10.4103/ijp.ijp_419_21. PMID: 34414911Free PMC Article
Davis C, Wheat LJ, Myint T, Boulware DR, Bahr NC
J Clin Microbiol 2020 Mar 25;58(4) doi: 10.1128/JCM.02094-19. PMID: 31996446Free PMC Article
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