Disseminated Cryptococcal Infection in a Newly Diagnosed HIV Patient: A Case Report

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Cryptococcus acts as an opportunistic fungal pathogen, causing Cryptococcosis specifically in individuals with HIV AIDS. The most common form of cryptococcal infection is meningoencephalitis, which usually presents as subacute or chronic meningitis. However, the lesions are characteristically active and reveal a broad peripheral penetration of the brain tissue and meninges. The mortality rate for this condition is exceptionally high, even when treated with antifungal combinations.</p> <p><strong>Keywords</strong></p> <p>Disseminated cryptococcosis, HIV/AIDS, Opportunistic infection.</p>