infection with a fungus of the species Cryptococcus neoformans.
An acute or chronic, localized or disseminated infection by Cryptococcus neoformans. Sites of involvement include the lungs, central nervous system and meninges, skin, and visceral organs.--2004
Also applicable to/known as
Busse-Buschke's disease
European cryptococcosis
Infection by Cryptococcus neoformans
Pulmonary cryptococcosis
Systemic cryptococcosis
Torula
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To 117.5