Diseases

Coccidioidal Meningitis

Meningitis caused by a fungus of the genus COCCIDIOIDES, endemic to the SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES, south-central Washington State, and parts of Mexico and Central and South America.

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Abstract

Meningitis caused by a fungus of the genus COCCIDIOIDES, endemic to the SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES, south-central Washington State, and parts of Mexico and Central and South America.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • CNS Coccidioidomycosis
  • Central Nervous System Coccidioidomycosis
  • Coccidioidomycosis of the Meninges
  • Neurococcidiomycosis
  • CNS Coccidioidomycoses
  • Coccidioidal Meningitides
  • Coccidioidomycosis, CNS
  • Meningitis, Coccidioidal
  • Neurococcidiomycoses

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2025

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Previous Indexing

  • Coccidioidomycosis (1963-2024)
  • Meningitis (1963-2024)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Coccidioidal Meningitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000098525. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000098525
  2. Coccidioidal Meningitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18967755