新生隐球菌是一种常易侵犯中枢神经系统的霉菌,其临床表现形式主要为脑膜炎及脑膜脑炎,也可在脑中形成肉芽肿或脓肿而产生颅内占位性病变的症状。脑膜炎的起病常呈亚急性或慢性,故与结核性脑膜炎十分相似。由于颅压增高,并可伴有局限性神经系统体征,有时很象脑脓肿、脑瘤或蛛网膜炎。诊断靠在脑脊液中查到隐球菌(包括墨汁染色涂片或培养 Cryptococcus neoformans is a mold often easily invade the central nervous system, its main clinical manifestations of meningitis and meningoencephalitis, but also in the brain to form granulomas or abscess and intracranial space-occupying lesions. The incidence of meningitis often subacute or chronic, it is very similar to tuberculous meningitis. Due to increased intracranial pressure, and may be associated with localized neurological signs, it is sometimes more like brain abscess, brain tumor or arachnoiditis. Diagnosis of leptospirosis found in cerebrospinal fluid (including ink stain smear or culture