PLOS Thesaurus

Last uploaded: September 21, 2017

Id	http://localhost/plosthes.2017-1#4677 http://localhost/plosthes.2017-1#4677
Preferred Name	Meningitis
Type	http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept

prefLabel	Meningitis
alpha	Meningitis
scopeNote	Inflammation of the coverings of the brain and/or spinal cord, which consist of the PIA MATER; ARACHNOID; and DURA MATER. Infections (viral, bacterial, and fungal) are the most common causes of this condition, but subarachnoid hemorrhage (HEMORRHAGES, SUBARACHNOID), chemical irritation (chemical MENINGITIS), granulomatous conditions, neoplastic conditions (CARCINOMATOUS MENINGITIS), and other inflammatory conditions may produce this syndrome. https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/#/record/ui?ui=D008581 RD
narrower	http://localhost/plosthes.2017-1#2340
homepage	http://journals.plos.org/plosone/browse/meningitis
Source	http://localhost/plosthes.2017-1#T0
status	Accepted
Previous_Classification	60.190.100.60^Meningitis\|60.200.20^Meningitis\|60.280.170.60^Meningitis
type	http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#NamedIndividual
broader	http://localhost/plosthes.2017-1#10250 http://localhost/plosthes.2017-1#344

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