Term ID: |
32070 |
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Leptomeningeal enhancement |
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Definition: |
Contrast material enhancement of the pia mater or enhancement that extends into the subarachnoid spaces of the sulci and cisterns is leptomeningeal enhancement. Leptomeningeal enhancement is usually associated with meningitis, which may be bacterial, viral, or fungal. The primary mechanism of this enhancement is breakdown of the blood-brain barrier without angiogenesis. |
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Reference: |
HP:0032070 |
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Genes (1) :TTR
Diseases (1) :OMIM:105210 |
Human Phenotype Ontology(HPO) is developed by the Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium. The version used here is December 15 2022 release.
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