Some links in the see also section at the bottom of this page are actually special database links. They may contain information published after this page was written. It is most common in soil contaminated by bird droppings. The disease usually involves the brain and lungs. Advance stages of the disease can involve almost any organ.
Treatment is expensive.
Preventative treatment can result is drug-resistant Cryptococcal Meningitis. Treatment drugs interact with other important treatments. Treatment amphotericin B, slucytosine, fluconazole. This information is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between you and your doctor.