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choriomeningitis

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choriomeningitis /cho·rio·men·in·gi·tis/ (kor″e-o-men″in-ji´tis) cerebral meningitis with lymphocytic infiltration of the choroid plexus.
lymphocytic choriomeningitis  viral meningitis, occurring in adults between the ages of 20 and 40, during the fall and winter.

cho·ri·o·men·in·gi·tis (kôr--mnn-jts)
n.
Cerebral meningitis in which there is marked cellular infiltration of the meninges, often with a lymphocytic infiltration of the choroid plexuses.

choriomeningitis.
choriomeningitis [kor″e-o-men″in-ji´tis]
cerebral meningitis with lymphocytic infiltration of the choroid plexus.
lymphocytic choriomeningitis a form of viral meningitis caused by an arenavirus; it usually occurs during the fall and winter months in adults between the ages of 20 and 40.

choriomeningitis
cerebral meningitis with inflammation of the choroid plexus.

lymphocytic choriomeningitis
see lymphocytic choriomeningitis.


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Infections transmission identified in the past few years among solid organs have reflected a broad array of viruses, bacteria, and parasites, resulting in a high proportion of mortality amongst infected recipients; examples include HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Strongyloides spp, and Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas Disease.
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