Most people who are exposed to the fungus do not become ill. In people who become ill, symptoms appear many weeks to months after exposure. Symptoms of cryptococcal disease include: * Prolonged cough (lasting weeks or months) * Sputum production * Sharp chest pain * Shortness of breath * Sinusitis (cottony drainage, soreness, pressure) * Severe headache (meningitis, encephalitis, meningoencephalitis) * Stiff neck (prolonged and severe nuchal rigidity) * Muscle soreness (mild to severe, local or diffuse) * Photophobia (excessive sensitivity to light) * Blurred or double vision * Eye irritation (soreness, redness) * Focal neurological deficit * Fever (delirium, hallucinations) * Confusion (abnormal behavior changes, inappropriate mood swings) * Seizures * Dizziness * Night sweats * Weight loss * Nausea (with or without vomiting) * Skin lesions (rashes, scaling, plaques, papules, nodules, blisters, subcutaneous tumors or ulcers) * Lethargy * Apathy
Cryptococcus gattii
Cryptococcus neoformans
Aspergillus tubingensis
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Talaromyces marneffei
Candida parapsilosis
Mycobacterium canetti
Mycoplasma incognitus