Clinical Images: A Rare Case of Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Patient

Central nervous system (CNS) cryptococcal infection occurs when the encapsulated yeast Cryptococcus neoformans , normally a harmless airway colonizer, infects the CNS space, resulting in meningitis, encephalitis, or meningoencephalitis. Cryptococcus is rarely the cause of serious infection in