CRYPTOCOCCUS

Course overview

CRYPTOCOCCUS IS AN INVASIVE FUNGUS, TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE INHALATION OF SPORES AND CAUSES CRYPTOCOCCOSIS, AN INFECTION COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE INDIVIDUALS. PATIENTS PRESENT WITH FEVER, HEADACHE, MALAISE, PHOTOPHOBIA AND NECK STIFFNESS AS CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS SETS IN. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CRYPTOCOCCOSIS AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.