disease has infectious agent infectious meningitis Cryptococcal meningitis https://www.malacards.org/card/cryptococcal_meningitis NCIT:C174113 Cryptococcus neoformans caused infectious meningitis EFO:0007228 UMLS:C0085436 ICD9:321.0 GARD:0024223 MONDO:0005723 MEDGEN:88410 DOID:0080159 SCTID:14232007 Cryptococcus neoformans infectious meningitis MESH:D016919 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) cryptococcosis fungal meningitis Cryptococcus neoformans