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Definition of Cryptococcosis
1. Noun. A fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system.
Definition of Cryptococcosis
1. Noun. (medicine) A serious and potentially fatal fungal disease caused by members of the ''Cryptococcus neoformans'' species complex, believed to be acquired by inhalation of the infectious propagule from the environment. ¹
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Definition of Cryptococcosis
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Medical Definition of Cryptococcosis
1. 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 commonly recognised dissemination is to the central nervous system (meningitis). (27 Sep 1997)
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