About The Medical Condition Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcosis

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Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcosis

Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcosis Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcosis Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcosis?

Meningeal inflammation produced by CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS, an encapsulated yeast that tends to infect individuals with ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME and other immunocompromised states. The organism enters the body through the respiratory tract, but symptomatic infections are usually limited to the lungs and nervous system. The organism may also produce parenchymal brain lesions (torulomas). Clinically, the course is subacute and may feature HEADACHE; NAUSEA; PHOTOPHOBIA; focal neurologic deficits; SEIZURES; cranial neuropathies; and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp721-2)

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