Definition of "cryptococcosis" []

• A systemic infection caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans that can affect any organ of the body but most often occurs in the central nervous system. (noun)

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• "He could also get cryptococcosis, which is a fatal fungal disease that's contracted through inhalation."
• "The clinical diagnosis can also be made difficult by associated diseases such as cryptosporidium, disseminated cryptococcosis, cytomegalovirus infection or mycobacterial infection."
• "The deceased was Elizabeth MacIntyre, a thirty two year old woman who had died as a result of a rare infection, called cryptococcosis."