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Definition of cryptococcosis in English:

cryptococcosis

noun ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)kəˈkəʊsɪsˌkriptəkəˈkōsəs
mass nounMedicine
  • Infestation with a yeastlike fungus, resulting in tumours in the lungs and sometimes spreading to the brain. It occurs chiefly in the United States.

    〔医〕隐球菌病。亦称TORULOSIS

    The fungus is Cryptococcus neoformans, subdivision Deuteromycotina (or class Teliomycetes)

    Also called torulosis
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Other infections healing with multiple residual calcifications include cryptococcosis, nocardiosis, actinomycosis, and coccidiodomycosis.
    • In contrast, no high-risk geographical area exists for cryptococcosis.
    • No acid-fast staining was seen in cases of cryptococcosis or candidiasis.
    • A similar phenomenon is seen with other infections, such as leprosy, leishmaniasis, and fungal diseases including cryptococcosis and sporotrichosis.
    • It's likely you won't notice any signs or symptoms after contracting cryptococcosis.
    • These patients were not treated for cryptococcosis; only one of them, age 82 years, died.
    • The epidemiology of cryptococcosis has changed over the years because of the AIDS epidemic.
    • Other fungal infections to consider include cryptococcosis, blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis and sporotrichosis.
    • Leishmania may be associated with dermatofibroma, psoriasis, Reiter's syndrome, bacillary angiomatosis, cryptococcosis and oral aphthous ulceration.
    • No data exist on which to base specific recommendations for children, but lifelong suppressive therapy with fluconazole after an episode of cryptococcosis is appropriate.
    • No evidence shows that exposure to pigeon droppings is associated with an increased risk for acquiring cryptococcosis.
    • In conclusion, the results of the present series showed that the incidence of cryptococcosis is on the rise in this part of India and this can be attributed to an increase in AIDS cases.
    • Disseminated cryptococcosis begins as an infection in the respiratory tract that spreads hematogenously from the primary pulmonary site to the skin, prostate, liver, kidneys, bone, and peritoneum.
    • The need for prophylaxis or suppressive therapy for other fungal infections should be considered in making decisions about prophylaxis for cryptococcosis.
    • More importantly, an increasing frequency of both HIV drug resistance and new infections suggests that morbidity and mortality due to cryptococcosis could increase again in the near future.

Derivatives

  • cryptococcal

  • adjective ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)ˈkɒk(ə)lˌkrɪptəˈkɑk(ə)l
    Medicine
    • Relating to yeastlike fungi of the genus Cryptococcus.

      cryptococcal infections
      Example sentencesExamples
      • cryptococcal meningitis is especially dangerous for immunosuppressed patients
      • Pathological examination of the brain in cryptococcal meningitis typically shows mucinous exudates covering the superolateral aspect of the brain, unlike the basal exudates of tuberculous arachnoiditis.
      • Rarer conditions include aspergillosis (a serious lung infection) and cryptococcal meningitis (infection causing swelling in the brain, which can be life threatening).
      • The patient's condition deteriorated; he had periods of altered mental status, went into a coma, and died on day 17 of his admission because of cryptococcal meningitis and fungemia.

Origin

1930s: from modern Latin Cryptococcus (part of the binomial of the fungus) + -osis.

Definition of cryptococcosis in US English:

cryptococcosis

nounˌkriptəkəˈkōsəs
Medicine
  • Infestation with a yeastlike fungus, resulting in tumors in the lungs and sometimes spreading to the brain.

    〔医〕隐球菌病。亦称TORULOSIS

    The fungus is Cryptococcus neoformans, phylum Basidiomycota, class Basidiomycetes

    Example sentencesExamples
    • No acid-fast staining was seen in cases of cryptococcosis or candidiasis.
    • Disseminated cryptococcosis begins as an infection in the respiratory tract that spreads hematogenously from the primary pulmonary site to the skin, prostate, liver, kidneys, bone, and peritoneum.
    • A similar phenomenon is seen with other infections, such as leprosy, leishmaniasis, and fungal diseases including cryptococcosis and sporotrichosis.
    • No evidence shows that exposure to pigeon droppings is associated with an increased risk for acquiring cryptococcosis.
    • The need for prophylaxis or suppressive therapy for other fungal infections should be considered in making decisions about prophylaxis for cryptococcosis.
    • In conclusion, the results of the present series showed that the incidence of cryptococcosis is on the rise in this part of India and this can be attributed to an increase in AIDS cases.
    • No data exist on which to base specific recommendations for children, but lifelong suppressive therapy with fluconazole after an episode of cryptococcosis is appropriate.
    • It's likely you won't notice any signs or symptoms after contracting cryptococcosis.
    • Other infections healing with multiple residual calcifications include cryptococcosis, nocardiosis, actinomycosis, and coccidiodomycosis.
    • In contrast, no high-risk geographical area exists for cryptococcosis.
    • More importantly, an increasing frequency of both HIV drug resistance and new infections suggests that morbidity and mortality due to cryptococcosis could increase again in the near future.
    • Leishmania may be associated with dermatofibroma, psoriasis, Reiter's syndrome, bacillary angiomatosis, cryptococcosis and oral aphthous ulceration.
    • The epidemiology of cryptococcosis has changed over the years because of the AIDS epidemic.
    • Other fungal infections to consider include cryptococcosis, blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis and sporotrichosis.
    • These patients were not treated for cryptococcosis; only one of them, age 82 years, died.

Origin

1930s: from modern Latin Cryptococcus (part of the binomial of the fungus) + -osis.

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