What is Cryptococcal Meningitis?

What is Cryptococcal Meningitis?

• Cryptococcal Meningitis: Cryptococcal meningitis is an infection of the meninges (the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord), caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans.

Cryptococcal Meningitis: Introduction

Types of Cryptococcal Meningitis:

Broader types of Cryptococcal Meningitis:

• Fungal infections
• Meningitis
• Brain conditions
• Brain infection
• more types...»

How many people get Cryptococcal Meningitis?

Incidence (annual) of Cryptococcal Meningitis: about 5 per million
Incidence Rate of Cryptococcal Meningitis: approx 1 in 200,000 or 0.00% or 1,360 people in USA [about data]

Who gets Cryptococcal Meningitis?

Profile for Cryptococcal Meningitis: The majority of people with cryptococcal meningitis have immune systems that are damaged by disease, such as AIDS, or suppressed by drugs. (Source: excerpt from Cryptococcal Meningitis, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

How serious is Cryptococcal Meningitis?

Prognosis of Cryptococcal Meningitis: Long-term treatment with medication taken by mouth must be continued for people with AIDS, to prevent the infection from coming back.
Complications of Cryptococcal Meningitis: see complications of Cryptococcal Meningitis

What causes Cryptococcal Meningitis?

Causes of Cryptococcal Meningitis: see causes of Cryptococcal Meningitis

What are the symptoms of Cryptococcal Meningitis?

Symptoms of Cryptococcal Meningitis: see symptoms of Cryptococcal Meningitis

Complications of Cryptococcal Meningitis: see complications of Cryptococcal Meningitis

Cryptococcal Meningitis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Cryptococcal Meningitis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Cryptococcal Meningitis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Cryptococcal Meningitis: see treatments for Cryptococcal Meningitis
Prevention of Cryptococcal Meningitis: see prevention of Cryptococcal Meningitis
Research for Cryptococcal Meningitis: see research for Cryptococcal Meningitis

Organs Affected by Cryptococcal Meningitis:

Organs and body systems related to Cryptococcal Meningitis include:

• Brain

Name and Aliases of Cryptococcal Meningitis

Main name of condition: Cryptococcal Meningitis

Class of Condition for Cryptococcal Meningitis: parasite fungal

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Cryptococcal Meningitis:

• Cryptococcosis
• Busse-Buschke disease
• European blastomycosis
• Torulosis
• Cryptococcus neoformans
• C neoformans
• Cryptococcus neoformans var gattii
• C neoformans var gattii
• C neoformans var neoformans

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