ArticleSurgical neurology international2016
Brain abscess caused by Nocardia asiatica.
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- Occipital lobe abscesses: A systematic review of clinical presentation, etiology, management, and outcomes.Surgical neurology international · 2026Review
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- Adult T Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Becoming Apparent during Treatment of Pulmonary Abscess and Empyema Caused by Nocardia asiatica: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2022Review
- Advanced multimodality MR imaging of a cerebral nocardiosis abscess in an immunocompetent patient with a focus on Amide Proton Transfer weighted imaging.BJR case reports · 2020Article
- Isolated cerebellar abscess byJournal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Pyogranulomatous pleuropneumonia caused by Nocardia asiatica in a dog coinfected with canine morbillivirus (canine distemper virus).Veterinary medicine and science · 2020Article
- Immunocompetent patient with a brain abscess caused by Nocardia beijingensis in Latin America: A case report.Medicine · 2019Article
- Multiple Brain Abscesses Caused by Nocardia asiatica in a Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The First Case Report and Literature Review.Annals of laboratory medicine · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundNocardia infection of the central nervous system leading to brain abscess is a rare condition but has a high mortality rate. Among the species of Nocardia, only three cases of brain abscess due to Nocardia asiatica infection have been reported. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 65-year-old man with a history of autoimmune hemolytic anemia treated with prednisolone presented to our hospital because of occipital headache. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral occipital lesions. The patient underwent craniotomy and resection of the left occipital lobe lesion. N. asiatica was identified by 16S rRNA sequencing of the resected specimen. Treatment with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole led to a complete resolution of the brain lesion.
conclusionBecause of the different antimicrobial sensitivity patterns among Nocardia species, both appropriate subtyping and susceptibility testing of uncommon species such as N. asiatica are required for the successful treatment of nocardial infections.
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