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Cryptococcus neoformans
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Cryptococcus neoformans,
a species of encapsulated yeasts that causes cryptococcosis, a potentially fatal infection that can affect the lungs, skin, and brain.
Cryptococcus
a genus of yeastlike fungi.
Cryptococcus farciminosum
see histoplasmafarciminosum.
Cryptococcus neoformans
a species of worldwide distribution, causing cryptococcosis in all species including humans; there are two biovars, C. var neoformans, and C. var gattae. Called also Torula histolytica, Torulopsis neoformans.
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The spectrum of diseases caused by C neoformans ranges from pulmonary infection to disseminated disease frequently involving the central nervous system, and occasionally skin and bone.
Cryptococcal peritonitis complicating hepatic failure: case report ... by Saif, Muhammad Wasif; Raj, Mohan / Journal of Applied Research
4) Some physicians believe that the identification of C neoformans in the skin is a secondary sign or a "sentinel" of disseminated disease.
Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis in a lung transplant recipient by Garcia-Diaz, Julia B. / Southern Medical Journal
2-4) The primary reservoir of C neoformans is birds; their droppings allow for transmission to humans via inhalation.
Systemic symptoms in a human immunodeficiency virus type 1--positive ... by Carter, Jochebed I.; Leon, Marino E.; England, James M. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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