About 8% of fungal infections in people who have undergone organ transplants are attributable to cryptococcosis, making it the third most common fungal disease in those patients. It’s a complication that’s hard to spot because the symptoms can be subtle and may not occur for a year or more after transplantation.
Updated guidelines for transplantation specialists are designed to improve both the diagnosis and treatment of cryptococcosis (Clin Transplant 2019 Mar 22.