Cryptococcal spine infections are rare infections that are easy to misdiagnose and difficult to
cure. Therefore, we report the case of a 25-year-old man who presented with nonspecific …

Cryptococcosis with thoracic spine involvement is extremely rare, with most cases occurring
in immunosuppressed patients. We report a case of cryptococcosis of the thoracic vertebrae …

Cryptococcus (C) neoformans infection mainly occurs in immunocompromised hosts,
especially those with AIDS, and skeletal infection is a rare presentation of cryptococcosis …

Cryptococcal CNS infections in immunocompetent individuals are occasionally reported in
literature. The spinal manifestations of cryptococcal CNS infections are epidural abscess …

Background Although cryptococcosis mainly occurs in the central nervous system and lungs
in immunocompromised hosts, it can involve any body site or structure. Here we report the …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: We present the case of a 20-year-old male with sarcoidosis with
cryptococcal infection of the spine. PURPOSE: To present the case and add to the existing …

Discussion Cryptococcal bone disease is rare and accounts for only 5% of systemic
cryptococcal infections. However, there have been reports of inaugural isolated cryptococcal …

Background: Isolated cryptococcal osteomyelitis of the spine is extremely uncommon; there
have been only seven cases identified in literature. The majority were originally …

Background Cryptococcus neoformans, an opportunistic fungal pathogen, seldom causes
infection in immunocompetent people. Cryptococcal osteomyelitis is an uncommon …

Cryptococcal spinal arachnoiditis occurs in patients with meningitis and usually when they
are immunocompromised. Spinal symptoms in cryptococcosis are rare and a very …