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MENINGITIS, STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE
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Descriptor
English
:
Meningitis, Pneumococcal
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Meningitis Neumocócica
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Meningite Pneumocócica
Synonyms
English
:
Meningitis, Streptococcus pneumoniae
Tree Number:
C01.252.200.500.600
C01.252.410.890.670.595
C10.228.228.180.500.875
C10.228.228.507.280.560
Definition
English
:
An acute purulent
infection
of the
meninges
and
subarachnoid space
caused by
Streptococcus pneumoniae
, most prevalent in children and adults over the age of 60. This illness may be associated with
OTITIS MEDIA
;
MASTOIDITIS
;
SINUSITIS
;
RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS
; sickle cell
disease
(
ANEMIA
, SICKLE CELL);
skull fractures
; and other disorders. Clinical manifestations include
FEVER
;
HEADACHE
;
neck
stiffness; and somnolence followed by
SEIZURES
; focal neurologic deficits (notably
DEAFNESS
); and
COMA
. (From Miller et al., Merritt's Textbook of
Neurology
, 9th ed, p111)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not coordinate with
STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE
unless organism is particularly discussed
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
8756
Unique Identifier:
D008586
Occurrence in VHL
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