Systemic Mycoses: I Cryptococcus neoformans

A serious pathogenic yeast, This yeast can also reproduce sexually, It appears as an oval yeast 5-6 µm in diameter, forms buds with a thin neck, and is surrounded by a thick capsule. In the immunosuppressed host. however, it may spread through the blood to the meninges and other body areas, often causing cryptococcal meningoencephalitis.