Nocardia beijingensis brain abscess in an hiv infected patient: a first case report and literature review.
We report here brain abscesses caused by Nocardia beijingensis in a
59-year-old-Thai male with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
presenting with progressive right sided hemiparesis. A computed tomography
scan of the brain showed multiple brain abscesses. A stereotactic brain biopsy
and 16S rRNA sequencing showed Nocardia beijingensis. The patient was treated
with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and recovered completely. As far as we are
aware, this is the first reported case of a brain abscess in an HIV infected patient
due to Nocardia beijingensis.
PMID: 29620809 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
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