Abstract
Introduction: cryptococcus species is one of the leading causes of invasive fungal infections in the world today. the clinical differences between the two Cryptococcus species , namely , Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii depends on the ecology, epidemiology , virulence of the strain and immune status of the host. Cryptococcus gattii is an environmental fungus of the tropics and subtropics but is now known to cause sporadic infections in non-endemic regions as well. case report: this paper reports a case of cryptococcal meningoencephalitis in a young , immunocompetent male, in south India, which is deemed a non-endemic region for Cryptococcus gattii infections . the patient presented with sub acute symptoms of headache and visual disturbances of two months duration . cerebrospinal fluid was sent for investigation. Diagnosis was done by demonstration of capsule
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