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Cryptococcosis is placed amongst human fungal infections of significant fatality and morbidity, especially when in the form of meningoencephalitis, whether in immunodeficient or in immunocompetent individuals. This systemic mycosis is caused by inhalation of pathogenic yeasts of the Cryptococcus genus, presently identified as two distinct species: Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii.
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Curi, A.L.L., Lazera, M., Vasconcelos-Santos, D.V. (2016). Cryptococcosis. In: Zierhut, M., Pavesio, C., Ohno, S., Orefice, F., Rao, N. (eds) Intraocular Inflammation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75387-2_123
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