title: Meningitis caused by Absidia corymbifera.
abstract: A 56-year-old man developed mucormycotic meningitis caused by Absidia corymbifera and which followed a penetrating head injury. Antibodies to it were detected in the cerebrospinal fluid at titres higher than those found in the serum, thereby suggesting local production of antibody in the subarachnoid space.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Queens University, Belfast, U.K.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Soothill
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Millar
mesh_terms: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal / Q000032:analysis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009090:Mucorales / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D013997:Time Factors; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal