{"id":58306,"date":"2020-11-22T06:36:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T06:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=58306"},"modified":"2022-09-18T05:47:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T05:47:55","slug":"cryptococcal-meningitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/cryptococcal-meningitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Cryptococcal meningitis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fungal infection that affects the three membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms include severe headache, vertigo, nausea, anorexia, sight disorders, and mental deterioration.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A form of meningitis that is a feature of cryptococcosis.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Fungal meningitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans. A rare cause of disease in healthy hosts, cryptococcal meningitis is an opportunistic infection usually seen in patients with advanced AIDS or patients taking high dose steroids. It usually presents with gradually progressive headache and fever. The serum cryptococcal antigen test is a useful screening test. The diagnosis is established by the results of analysis and culture of cerebral spinal fluid.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fungal infection that affects the three membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms include severe headache, vertigo, nausea, anorexia, sight disorders, and mental deterioration. A form of meningitis that is a feature of cryptococcosis. Fungal meningitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans. 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