ICD-11 code : 1F27.1;
Preferred Label : Cerebral cryptococcosis;
ICD-11 definition : A disease of the central nervous system, caused by an infection with the fungi Cryptococcus
neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii. This disease is characterized by fever, headache,
lethargy, or neurological deficits. Transmission is by inhalation of fungal spores.
Confirmation is by identification of Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii
in a blood, sputum, or cerebrospinal fluid sample.;
ICD-11 synonym : Cerebritis due to Cryptococcus neoformans;
Origin ID : 393575368;
UMLS CUI : C0348991;
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A disease of the central nervous system, caused by an infection with the fungi Cryptococcus
neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii. This disease is characterized by fever, headache,
lethargy, or neurological deficits. Transmission is by inhalation of fungal spores.
Confirmation is by identification of Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii
in a blood, sputum, or cerebrospinal fluid sample.
