Cryptococcus neoformans
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Cryptococcus neoformans
A&D
A&D
Haemophilus influenzae
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Tuberculosis)
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Treponema pallidum (Syphilis)
Epstein-Barr virus (Infectious mononucleosis)
Herpes simplex virus
Cytomegalovirus
Parvovirus B19
Human papillomavirus
Influenza virus
HIV (AIDS)
Candida
Cryptococcus neoformans
Pneumocystis jirovecii (Pneumocystis pneumonia)
Aspergillus fumigatus
Plasmodium species (Malaria)
Histoplasmosis
Blastomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis and paracoccidioidomycosis
Cell wall synthesis inhibitors: Penicillins
Cell wall synthesis inhibitors: Cephalosporins
Protein synthesis inhibitors: Aminoglycosides
Antimetabolites: Sulfonamides and trimethoprim
Miscellaneous protein synthesis inhibitors
Miscellaneous cell wall synthesis inhibitors
DNA synthesis inhibitors: Fluoroquinolones
Antimalarials
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs)
Neuraminidase inhibitors
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
Protease inhibitors
Herpesvirus medications
Integrase and entry inhibitors
Azoles
Echinocandins
Miscellaneous antifungal medications
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Iron deficiency anemia
Aplastic anemia
Anemia of chronic disease
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Macrocytic anemia: Pathology review
Microcytic anemia: Pathology review
Non-hemolytic normocytic anemia: Pathology review
Intrinsic hemolytic normocytic anemia: Pathology review
Anemia: Clinical
Sickle cell disease (NORD)
Sickle cell disease: Clinical
Alpha-thalassemia
Beta-thalassemia
Hereditary spherocytosis
Platelet plug formation (primary hemostasis)
Coagulation (secondary hemostasis)
Clot retraction and fibrinolysis
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Immune thrombocytopenia
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Thrombocytopenia: Clinical
Von Willebrand disease
Platelet disorders: Pathology review
Coagulation disorders: Pathology review
Antiplatelet medications
Anticoagulants: Heparin
Anticoagulants: Direct factor inhibitors
Bleeding disorders: Clinical
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Immunodeficiencies: Combined T-cell and B-cell disorders: Pathology review
Immunodeficiencies: Clinical
Hemophilia
B-cell development
B-cell activation, differentiation, and contraction
T-cell development
T-cell activation
Cell-mediated immunity of CD4 cells
Cell-mediated immunity of natural killer and CD8 cells
Thymic aplasia
Immunodeficiencies: Phagocyte and complement dysfunction: Pathology review
Adenosine deaminase deficiency
DiGeorge syndrome
Vaccinations: Clinical
Complement deficiency
Myasthenia gravis
Antibody classes
X-linked agammaglobulinemia
Type I hypersensitivity
Anaphylaxis
Type II hypersensitivity
Type III hypersensitivity
Type IV hypersensitivity
Graft-versus-host disease
Chronic granulomatous disease
Hyper IgM syndrome
Glucocorticoids
Non-corticosteroid immunosuppressants and immunotherapies
Introduction to the immune system
Innate immune system
Cytokines
Somatic hypermutation and affinity maturation
VDJ rearrangement
MHC class I and MHC class II molecules
Lymphomas: Pathology review
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Hodgkin lymphoma
Leukemias: Pathology review
Immunodeficiencies: T-cell and B-cell disorders: Pathology review
Plasma cell disorders: Pathology review
Complement system
Key Takeaways
Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast known to cause cryptococcal meningitis. This form of meningitis is mostly seen in immunocompromised individuals such as those with HIV/AIDS, or those who have had a recent organ transplant. Cryptococcus neoformans is naturally found in soil and pigeon feces. Symptoms include headache and neck pain, nausea, photophobia, vomiting, and fever.