NCIt definition : 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;
Alternative definition : NICHD: An infection that is caused by Cryptococcus neoformans, and in some geographic
areas by Cryptococcus gattii, which can be either acute or chronic, and either localized
or disseminated; it typically involves the lungs, though disseminated disease can
occur.;