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cryptococcosis
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cryp·to·coc·co·sis  (krpt-k-kss)
n.
A systemic infection caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans that can affect any organ of the body but most often occurs in the central nervous system.
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Noun1.cryptococcosis - a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system
fungal infection, mycosis - an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus


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Microscopy and a culture from the aspirate showed a cryptococcal isolate.
At best, a cocktail of opportunistic infection (OI) prophylaxis drugs such as Bactrim, fluconazole, and azithromycin might be hoped to forestall the development of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), toxoplasmosis, cryptococcal meningitis, and Mycobacterium aviam intracellulare (MAC), while a number of other OIs remained horribly undertreated or untreatable.
Six of the 21 patients had acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and all six had cryptococcal meningitis; two of them died.
 
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