1) Europeanblastomycosis
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1) Fungal infection 2) Mycosis
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Cryptococcosis, or cryptococcal disease, is a potentially fatal fungal disease. It is caused by one of two species; Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. These were all previously thought to be subspecies of C. neoformans but have now been identified as distinct species. Cryptococcosis is believed to be acquired by inhalation of the inf...
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a chronic fungal infection of humans caused by Cryptococcocus neoformans and C. bacillispora. The organism may be present in soil or dust and is ... [1 related articles]
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An acute, subacute or chronic infection by the fungal organism, Cryptococcus neoformans. Infection generally causes a pulmonary infection but may also disseminate to the meninges. The pulmonary form is generally mild and transient (often unrecognised). With dissemination lesions may occur in the skeletal, cutaneus and visceral tissues. The most com...
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(krip″to-kŏ-ko´sis) infection by Cryptococcus neoformans, which has a predilection for the brain and meninges but also invades the skin, lungs, and other parts. It is the most frequent fungal infection of the central nervous system, and the incidence is much higher in immunocompromised persons. Presenting sym...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: krip′tō-kok-ō′sis Definitions: 1. An acute, subacute, or chronic infection by Cryptococcus neoformans, causing pulmonary, disseminated, or meningeal mycosis. The pulmonary form may resolve spontaneously in previously normal people, but dissemination to other organs is fatal if untreated; the most comm...
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n] - a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system
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fungal pneumonia caused by the encapsulated yeast Cryptococcus neoformans commonly found in bird droppings
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noun a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system
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a disease caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, chiefly found in soil contaminated by pigeon droppings, and characterized by lesions, esp. of the nervous system and lungs. Also called
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