Elmaci I, Senday D, Silav G, Ekenel F, Balak N, Ayan E, Akinci M, Isik N, Yazici S. Nocardial cerebral abscess associated with mycetoma, pneumonia, and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.
J Clin Microbiol 2007;
45:2072-4. [PMID:
17428927 PMCID:
PMC1933030 DOI:
10.1128/jcm.01358-06]
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Abstract
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.
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