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:+#& Fever, headache, focal Postive serum
with onset at age >1 neurological & '
month signs, convulsions. Usually and if available,
responds neuroimaging
showing
therapy. single/multiple
intracranial mass
lesions
Z& 9
*'
Isolation of
cryptococcosis fever with Crytococcus
including increasing severe headache, neoformans
meningitis meningism, confusion,
&
behavioural site or positive
changes that respond to cryptococall antigen
cryptococcal test (CRAG) in CSF
therapy or blood.
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