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CNS Infection

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  1. See Also
    1. Meningitis
    2. Encephalitis
    3. Cerebrospinal Fluid
    4. Lumbar Puncture

Central Nervous System Infections (C0007684)

Definition (MSH)Pathogenic infections of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; RNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; fungal infections; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; HELMINTHIASIS; and PRION DISEASES may involve the central nervous system as a primary or secondary process.
ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9V12.42
MSHD002494
EnglishCENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECT, Central Nervous System Infection, Central Nervous System Infections, Central Nervous System Infectious Disease, Central Nervous System Infectious Disorder, CNS INFECT, INFECT CNS, Infections of the central nervous system, Infectious disease of central nervous system, PERSONL HX INFECTION CNS
Spanishenfermedad infecciosa del sistema nervioso central
Parent ConceptsNervous system and sense organ diseases (C0338381), [V]Personal history of nervous system or sense organ disease (C0496723), Bacterial Infections and Mycoses (C0004615), CNS disorder (C0007682), Infectious disease of nervous system (C0597039), Non-Neoplastic Central Nervous System Disorder (C1335000)
SourcesCCS, ICD9CM, MSH, NCI, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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