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  • Cryptococcus gattii (C. gattii) is an environmental fungus causing pulmonary infections, often presenting as large cryptococcomas.
  • Unlike Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans), C. gattii infections frequently occur in immunocompetent individuals.
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