ReviewBMC infectious diseases2020
A clinical case report of brain abscess caused by Nocardia brasiliensis in a non-immunocompromised patient and a relevant literature review.
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- Nocardia brain abscess in a patient with diabetes: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2023Article
- Disseminated Nocardia Brain Abscess Presenting as Primary Lung Cancer With Brain Metastasis.Cureus · 2023Article
- Pulmonary and central nervous system nocardiosis: Alcoholism as an immunocompromising factorBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2023Article
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- Brain Nocardiosis and Pulmonary Talaromycosis Infection in a Patient with Anti-IFN-γ Autoantibodies: A Case Report.Infection and drug resistance · 2023Article
- Nocardia cyriacigeorgica brain abscess in a patient on low dose steroids: a case report and review of the literature.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Review
- Brain Abscess Caused byFrontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Disseminated Nocardia farcinica involves the spinal cord: a case report and review of the literature.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Review
- A case report of brain abscess caused by Nocardia farcinica.European journal of medical research · 2021Article
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- Disseminated Nocardiosis: The Complexity of the Diagnosis.Journal of medical cases · 2021Article
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura with brain abscess caused by Nocardia farcinica diagnosed using metagenomics next-generation sequencing of the cerebrospinal fluid: a case report.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Molecular characterization and improved diagnostics ofEXCLI journal · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundBrain abscess due to the Nocardia genus is rare and usually found in immunocompromised patients. The most common subtype implicated is Nocardia farcinica while brain abscess due to Nocardia brasiliensis is comparatively rare. Diagnosis of brain abscess is based mainly on bacteriological culture from pus collected at the site of infection, and brain imaging. Stereotaxic aspiration or surgical resection combined with adequate duration of treatment with antibiotics to which the bacteria are sensitive represent effective treatment strategies. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a rare case of brain abscess caused by Nocardia brasiliensis in a non-immunocompromised patient. He admitted to our hospital twice with a headache. Stereotaxic aspiration was performed at the patient's first appointment at the hospital, and a craniotomy was used to excise the lesion during subsequent abscess recurrence.
conclusionEarly diagnosis, reasonable surgical intervention, and adequate duration of treatment with effective antibiotics are critical for treating brain abscess.
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