Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease that affects vital organs. It is caused by the infection-containing spores of the fungi Cryptococcus complex. This fungus is primarily found in North America, Europe ...

Skin culture grew yeast identified as Cryptococcus neoformans (Figure 3a,b). A lumbar puncture was performed that was negative for cryptococcal antigen, India ink stain, or fungal growth. The patient ...

Meningitis is an infection affecting the membranes that line the skull and spinal cord. Cryptococcal meningitis is a type of meningitis caused by a fungus called Cryptococcus. This type of meningitis ...

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can be lifesaving for some of the deadliest hematologic diseases. However, immunosuppression, polypharmacy and risk of infectious complications ...

A previously healthy 30-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 2-week history of dyspnea, dry cough and skin lesions. The patient has sex with men. He immigrated from Thailand to ...

The cryptococci used in the experiment came from a patient who had died of the disease at the Philadelphia General Hospital in 1951. 6 (This stock culture was obtained through the courtesy of Dr.

Of four patients with cryptococcal pyelonephritis, three had taken acetylsalicylic acid and adrenal steroids for rheumatoid arthritis, and one had lymphoma. Hematuria, proteinuria and pyuria preceded ...

Cryptococcus is a yeast, which is a kind of fungus. This yeast infects those with poor immunity, like people with HIV. Cryptococcus has a liking for the nervous system, and it often causes meningitis ...