Cryptococcal Meningitis

Meningeal inflammation produced by CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS, an encapsulated yeast that tends to infect individuals with ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME and other immunocompromised states. The organism enters the body through the respiratory tract, but symptomatic infections are usually limited to the lungs and nervous system. The organism may also produce parenchymal brain lesions (torulomas). Clinically, the course is subacute and may feature HEADACHE; NAUSEA; PHOTOPHOBIA; focal neurologic deficits; SEIZURES; cranial neuropathies; and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp721-2)

Also Known As:

Meningitis, Cryptococcal; Cerebral Cryptococcosis; Cerebral Cryptococcoses; Cerebral Cryptococcoses, Granulomous; Cerebral Cryptococcosis, Granulomous; Cryptococcal Meningitides; Cryptococcoses, Cerebral; Cryptococcoses, Granulomous Cerebral; Cryptococcosis, Cerebral; Cryptococcosis, Granulomous Cerebral; Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcoses; Meningitides, Cryptococcal; Torulomas; Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcosis; Toruloma

Infections: 539155
- Central Nervous System Infections: 1428
  - Central Nervous System Fungal Infections: 24
    - Fungal Meningitis: 120
      - Cryptococcal Meningitis: 1262
- Bacterial Infections and Mycoses: 1
  - Mycoses: 11619
    - Cryptococcosis: 1854
      - Cryptococcal Meningitis: 1262
    - Central Nervous System Fungal Infections: 24
      - Fungal Meningitis: 120
        Cryptococcal Meningitis: 1262
Nervous System Diseases: 14737
- Neuroinflammatory Diseases: 19509
  - Meningitis: 11696
    - Fungal Meningitis: 120
      - Cryptococcal Meningitis: 1262
- Central Nervous System Diseases: 4371
  - Central Nervous System Infections: 1428
    - Central Nervous System Fungal Infections: 24
      - Fungal Meningitis: 120
        Cryptococcal Meningitis: 1262

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