Term ID: |
32160 |
Name: |
Cryptococcal meningitis |
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Definition: |
A type of fungal meningitis caused by an encapsulated yeast that belongs to the genus Cryptococcus. Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are responsible for the majority of cases of human cryptococcosis. |
Comments: |
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Reference: |
HP:0032160 |
Genes and Diseases: | |
Child Nodes: |
Sister Nodes: |
Genes (1) :IL7
Diseases (1) :OMIM:618309 |
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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