An acute or chronic, localized or disseminated infection by Cryptococcus neoformans. Sites of involvement include the lungs, central nervous system and meninges, skin, and visceral organs.--2004. The disease is Monarch Disease Ontology identifier MONDO_0005724 (cryptococcosis). Also known as: Busse-Buschke's disease, Cryptococcal infection, Cryptococcus neoformans caused disease or disorder, Cryptococcus neoformans disease or disorder, Cryptococcus neoformans infectious disease, European cryptococcosis, torula, torulosis.