<unk>  meningitis is initially caused by the inhalation of airborne<unk>  spores. The pulmonary infection is usually self limiting and can be asymptomatic. The most common cause of<unk>  infection is cryptococcus neoformans which is usually found in soil and bird excreta. Other common causes of<unk>  meningitis include; Aspergillus spp., Blastomyces dermatitidis, Coccidioides immitis, Candida spp., Histoplasma capsulatum and Sporothrix schenckii. Rarely,<unk>  meningitis may be caused by Xylohypha (formerly Cladosporium) trichoides, Curvularia, Mucor, Arthrographis kalrae, Pneumocystis jirovecii, Cryptococcus albidus,, Alternaria spp,, Rhodotorula spp,  Acremonium spp, Dreschlera spp, Malassezia spp, Scedosporium spp, Arthrographis spp,  Blastoschizomyces, Paecilomyces, Aureobasidium, Clavispora, Ustilago, Exophiala (Wangiella) and Exserohilum
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