Cryptococcal meningitis may present as either an indolent infection or acute illness.
Symptoms of cryptococcal meningitis include headache, malaise, and low-grade fever. Nausea, vomiti...
Clinical management depends on extent of disease and immune status of the host.
Pulmonary and extrapulmonary disease (HIV-negative, nontransplant)
Normal hosts with isolated pulmonary nodules ...
Because of the risk of relapse, patients should be seen at 3-month intervals for 12 to 18 months following treatment. Immunocompromised patients...
Joshi NS, Fisher BT, Prasad PA, et al. Epidemiology of cryptococcal infection in hospitalized children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010;29(12):e91–e95. [View Abstract on OvidInsigh...
B45.9 Cryptococcosis, unspecified
B45.0 Pulmonary cryptococcosis
B45.8 Other forms of cryptococcosis
B45.1 Cerebral cryptococcosis
B45.3 Osseous cryptococcosis
B45.7 Dis...
Q: What are the sources of Cryptococcus in nature?
A: Pigeon droppings and soil. Naturally acquired infections occur in lower mammals, especially cats. However, neither animal-to-human nor human-to...
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