| H00364 | |
| H number | H00364 |
| Name | Cryptococcosis |
| Description | Cryptococcus is a pathogenic yeast that causes opportunistic infection, especially in the immunocompromised patient. It mainly infects the central nervous system and causes meningitis. Cryptococcal lung disease is also an important clinical outcome, leading to severe pneumonia with respiratory failure. |
| Category | Fungal infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Cryptococcus neoformans [GN:cne cnb cng] Cryptococcus gattii [GN:cgi] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | Amphotericin B [DR:D00203] Fluconazole [DR:D00322] Flucytosine [DR:D00323] |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1F27 ICD-10: B45 MeSH: D003453 MedlinePlus: 001328 |
| Reference | PMID:22424297 AUTHORS Desalermos A, Kourkoumpetis TK, Mylonakis E TITLE Update on the epidemiology and management of cryptococcal meningitis. JOURNAL Expert Opin Pharmacother 13:783-9 (2012) DOI:10.1517/14656566.2012.658773 PMID:19352182 AUTHORS Shirley RM, Baddley JW TITLE Cryptococcal lung disease. JOURNAL Curr Opin Pulm Med 15:254-60 (2009) DOI:10.1097/MCP.0b013e328329268d |