Mar 02, 2023
Cryptococcal meningitis, or CM, is a potentially fatal fungal infection of the brain and spinal fluid. It can develop after breathing in the spores of Cryptococcus fungi, which are found around the world. The infection is seen most often in people who are immunocompromised.
CM is characterized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a major cause of illness among people living with the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.