1F27.2
category
Disseminated cryptococcosis
Definition
Disseminated cryptococcosis is most common in immunocompromised hosts, with involvement with any organ and predilection for the central nervous system. It may manifest as systemic illness with fever, night sweats and malaise. Blood cultures may be positive (cryptococcaemia).
Also indexed as
Disseminated cryptococcosisExtrapulmonary cryptococcosisGeneralised cryptococcosisGeneralised cryptococcus neoformans infectiondisseminated cryptococcosis infectiondisseminated cryptococcusdisseminated cryptococcus infectiondisseminated cryptococcus neoformansdisseminated cryptococcus neoformans infectiongeneralised cryptococcosis infectiongeneralised cryptococcus neoformans