In a patient with only meningitis, a septate hypha was seen in a Langhans giant cell, and the rarely pathogenic Aspergillus oryzae was cultured from the cerebrospinal fluid. Serologic results confirmed the diagnosis. The patient responded to therapy with amphotericin B and flucytosine.
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