Brain Abscess Caused by Nocardia: Case Report and Literature Review

Nocardia brain abscess is a rare clinical entity, accounting for 2% of all brain abscesses, associated with high morbidity and a mortality rate 3 times higher than brain abscesses caused by other bacteria. Proper investigation and treatment, characterized by a long-term antibiotic therapy, play an i...

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Autores principales:	Guilherme Finger, Maria Eduarda Conte Gripa, Tiago Paczko Bozko Cecchini, Tobias Ludwig do Nascimento
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Publicado:	Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2021
Materias:	brain abscess nocardia infection Medicine R Surgery RD1-811
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/a2d14add4dca4ac49ea85a7c7e0134eb
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a2d14add4dca4ac49ea85a7c7e0134eb2021-11-03T23:45:46ZBrain Abscess Caused by Nocardia: Case Report and Literature Review0103-53552359-592210.1055/s-0040-1719124https://doaj.org/article/a2d14add4dca4ac49ea85a7c7e0134eb2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1719124https://doaj.org/toc/0103-5355https://doaj.org/toc/2359-5922Nocardia brain abscess is a rare clinical entity, accounting for 2% of all brain abscesses, associated with high morbidity and a mortality rate 3 times higher than brain abscesses caused by other bacteria. Proper investigation and treatment, characterized by a long-term antibiotic therapy, play an important role on the outcome of the patient. The authors describe a case of a patient without neurological comorbidities who developed clinical signs of right occipital lobe impairment and seizures, whose investigation demonstrated brain abscess caused by Nocardia spp. The patient was treated surgically followed by antibiotic therapy with a great outcome after 1 year of follow-up.Guilherme FingerMaria Eduarda Conte GripaTiago Paczko Bozko CecchiniTobias Ludwig do NascimentoThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.articlebrain abscessnocardiainfectionMedicineRSurgeryRD1-811ENBrazilian Neurosurgery, Vol 40, Iss 03, Pp e280-e283 (2021)
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description	Nocardia brain abscess is a rare clinical entity, accounting for 2% of all brain abscesses, associated with high morbidity and a mortality rate 3 times higher than brain abscesses caused by other bacteria. Proper investigation and treatment, characterized by a long-term antibiotic therapy, play an important role on the outcome of the patient. The authors describe a case of a patient without neurological comorbidities who developed clinical signs of right occipital lobe impairment and seizures, whose investigation demonstrated brain abscess caused by Nocardia spp. The patient was treated surgically followed by antibiotic therapy with a great outcome after 1 year of follow-up.
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title	Brain Abscess Caused by Nocardia: Case Report and Literature Review
title_short	Brain Abscess Caused by Nocardia: Case Report and Literature Review
title_full	Brain Abscess Caused by Nocardia: Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr	Brain Abscess Caused by Nocardia: Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed	Brain Abscess Caused by Nocardia: Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort	brain abscess caused by nocardia: case report and literature review
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Brain Abscess Caused by Nocardia: Case Report and Literature Review

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