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Infection typically begins with the inhalation of cryptococcal spores, often from bird droppings, which can remain dormant in the lungs and lymph nodes before disseminating to the central nervous system. Signs and symptoms include headache, nausea, and cognitive impairment, which can progress to severe neurological complications if not promptly treated. Even in the era of antifungal and antiretroviral therapies, CM remains a public health challenge with substantial morbidity and mortality. Although rare, sporadic cases of cryptococcal neoformans\/gattii coinfection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Treponema pallidum have been reported in the literature. Herein, we describe an extremely rare case of fulminant meningitis due to herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 and Cryptococcal neoformans coinfection. 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