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Strain specific phenotypic traits and environmental conditions influence differences in expression that can thereby compromise detection and timely diagnosis. Immunocompetent hosts may manifest clinical signs and symptoms indolently, often expanding the differential and delaying appropriate treatment and diagnosis. We describe a 63-year-old man who presented with a progressive four-year history of ambulatory dysfunction, headache, and communicating hydrocephalus. Serial lumbar punctures (LPs) revealed elevated protein (153\u2013300\u2009mg\/dL), hypoglycorrhachia (19\u201347\u2009mg\/dL), lymphocytic pleocytosis (89\u201395% lymphocyte, WBC 67\u2013303\u2009mg\/dL, and RBC 34\u2013108\u2009mg\/dL), and normal opening pressure (13\u201316\u2009cm H<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>O). Two different cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) CrAg assays were negative. A large volume CSF fungal culture grew unencapsulated<jats:italic>C. neoformans<\/jats:italic>. 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