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- Title
Brain Abscess Caused by Nocardia brevicatena in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report.
- Authors
Li, Xiaoxu; Zhuang, Shifang; He, Lin; Wang, Shanmei; Zhao, Ming; Lyu, Xiaodong
- Abstract
Nocardia brain abscess is relatively rare and generally occurs in immunodeficient patients. Here, we present the first case of brain abscess due to Nocardia brevicatena in an immunocompetent patient, with unknown origin. In this case, a 49-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with limb twitching and complained of a history of intermittent headache. He was diagnosed with brain abscess through brain imaging and cured after craniotomy for abscess excision and targeted antibiotic treatment. Surgical specimens were sent for further detection. The causative organism was identified by weak acid-fast staining, culture and metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS). We hope this case could provide a reference for incoming patients as well as their clinical management.
- Subjects
BRAIN abscess; NOCARDIA; NUCLEOTIDE sequencing; BRAIN imaging; METAGENOMICS; DEEP brain stimulation
- Publication
Infection & Drug Resistance, 2022, Vol 15, p7693
- ISSN
1178-6973
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.2147/IDR.S396085