<unk>  is a defining opportunistic infection for AIDS, and is the second-most-common AIDS-defining illness in Africa. Other conditions that pose an increased risk include certain lymphomas (e.g., Hodgkin's lymphoma), sarcoidosis, liver cirrhosis, and patients on long-term corticosteroid therapy. Distribution is worldwide in soil. The prevalence of<unk>  has been increasing over the past 20 years for many reasons, including the increase in incidence of AIDS and the expanded use of immunosuppressive drugs. In humans, C. neoformans causes three types of infections: * Wound or cutaneous<unk>  * Pulmonary<unk>  * Cryptococcal meningitis.
Cryptococcosis
Phaeohyphomycosis
African histoplasmosis
Histoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis
Pasteurellosis
Chromoblastomycosis
Lobomycosis