title: Case reports Rhizopus brain abscess: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: The case of a 34-year-old intravenous drug abuser who survived brain abscess due to Rhizopus arrhizus is presented. The diagnosis was made by brain biopsy. Fungal brain abscess is a rare complication of IV drug abuse. Phycomycetes cause venous thrombosis and infarction of brain tissue. Medical versus surgical options are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Primary Care Physicians, P.C.-Leicester, MA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Riefler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Batbouta
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Uphoff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012233:Rhizopus; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed