Nocardial Cerebral Abscess Associated with Mycetoma, Pneumonia, and Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis

Nocardial brain abscesses remain a clinical challenge. We successfully treated a patient with nocardial brain abscess, mycetoma, pneumonia, and glomerulonephritis. Nocardial soft tissue involvement, mycetoma, is well known. However, the fact that actinomycetoma can metastasize may not be as well app...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2007-06, Vol.45 (6), p.2072-2074
Main Authors: Elmaci, Ilhan, Senday, Durmus, Silav, Gökalp, Ekenel, Figen, Balak, Naci, Ayan, Erdogan, Akinci, Murat, Işik, Nejat, Yazici, Saadet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Abscess - complications
Brain Abscess - diagnostic imaging
Brain Abscess - microbiology
Case Reports
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative - microbiology
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Mycetoma - microbiology
Nocardia asteroides - classification
Nocardia asteroides - isolation & purification
Nocardia Infections - complications
Nocardia Infections - microbiology
Pneumonia, Bacterial - microbiology
Radiography
Tumors
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Summary:Nocardial brain abscesses remain a clinical challenge. We successfully treated a patient with nocardial brain abscess, mycetoma, pneumonia, and glomerulonephritis. Nocardial soft tissue involvement, mycetoma, is well known. However, the fact that actinomycetoma can metastasize may not be as well appreciated. The association between nocardiosis and glomerulonephritis should be better clarified.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
1098-5530
DOI:10.1128/JCM.01358-06