Definition

1. Noun:
   • A fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions: Cryptococcosis is a disease caused by inhaling fungal spores, leading to the formation of small, tumor-like nodules. It typically begins in the lungs and can spread to other parts of the body, most seriously the central nervous system.

Usage

• Cryptococcosis is a serious medical condition requiring antifungal treatment.
• The diagnosis of cryptococcosis is confirmed through laboratory tests of tissue or fluid samples.
• Patients with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for developing disseminated cryptococcosis.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient was hospitalized with a severe case of pulmonary cryptococcosis.
  • Early detection of cryptococcosis is crucial to prevent it from spreading to the brain.
  • Cryptococcosis is one of the opportunistic infections associated with advanced HIV.

Advanced Usage

• "Disseminated cryptococcosis": Refers to the form of the disease where the infection has spread from the lungs to other organs, such as the skin, bones, or central nervous system.
  • The disseminated cryptococcosis presented with both pulmonary and neurological symptoms.

Variants and Related Words

• Cryptococcal (adj): Pertaining to or caused by cryptococcosis or the fungus.
  • The patient underwent a lumbar puncture to test for cryptococcal meningitis.

Synonyms

• Cryptococcal disease: Another term for the infection.
• Torulosis: An older, less common name for the same infection.

Noun

1. a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system