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General
Information
Cryptococcus is a fungi infection of worldwide distribtion
caused by the yeast Cryptococcus neoforman that can
be found in soil and bird droppings. The respiratory
tract is the primal portal of entry with dissemination
and spread to the central nervous system. Especially
common in immunocomprimised patients. The pulinary infection
is asymptomatic in up to 1/3 of patients. In symptomatic
cases patient can present with cough, chest pain, mucoid
sputum, weight loss and fever
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