Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
"Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A form of meningitis caused by LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS. MICE and other rodents serve as the natural hosts, and infection in humans usually occurs through inhalation or ingestion of infectious particles. Clinical manifestations include an influenza-like syndrome followed by stiff neck, alterations of mentation, ATAXIA, and incontinence. Maternal infections may result in fetal malformations and injury, including neonatal HYDROCEPHALUS, aqueductal stenosis, CHORIORETINITIS, and MICROCEPHALY. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, pp1-3)
| Descriptor ID |
D008216
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.182.550.500 C02.587.580 C02.782.082.580 C10.228.228.210.500.500 C10.228.228.507.700.500
|
| Concept/Terms |
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
- Choriomeningitis, Lymphocytic
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Encephalomyelitis
- Encephalomyelitis, Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus
- Armstrong Syndrome
- Syndrome, Armstrong
- Armstrong's Syndrome
- Syndrome, Armstrong's
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis" by people in Profiles.