Tilak R, Achra A, Tilak V. Primary cerebral nocardiosis in a renal transplant recipient: a case report.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH : JCDR 2012. [PMID:
23205362 DOI:
10.7860/jcdr/2012/4127.2374]
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Abstract
Nocardial brain abscess is a rare central nervous system infection. A 50 year old renal transplant recipient developed a nocardial cerebral abscess. It manifested clinically with pyrexia of unknown origin, recurrent episodes of convulsions and a right sided hemiparesis. The purulent material was drained and sent to the Microbiology Laboratory for culture and sensitivity studies. Direct microscopy and culture confirmed the diagnosis of nocardial infection.
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