Resolution of innumerable cerebral Nocardia paucivorans abscesses after medical management.
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Delavari, N; Than, KD; Chen, KS; McKeever, PE; Wang, AC; Pandey, AS
Published in: J Clin Neurosci
May 2016
Nocardia species are an infrequent cause of brain abscesses. We report a 50-year-old man with Nocardia paucivorans cerebral abscesses. Brain MRI revealed innumerable small ring-enhancing lesions. The patient initially responded to treatment with antibiotics and steroids, but experienced worsening after discontinuation of steroids. Brain biopsy performed to exclude central nervous system lymphoma produced nodular tissue with branching filaments on silver stain. Steroids were re-initiated and tapered slowly. The patient completed 1year of antibiotic therapy, after which he had no neurological symptoms and complete resolution of all brain abscesses on MRI.
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J Clin Neurosci
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EISSN
1532-2653
Publication Date
May 2016
Volume
27
Start / End Page
175 / 177
Location
Scotland
Related Subject Headings
- Steroids
- Nocardia Infections
- Nocardia
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Brain Abscess
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- 5202 Biological psychology
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Delavari, N., Than, K. D., Chen, K. S., McKeever, P. E., Wang, A. C., & Pandey, A. S. (2016). Resolution of innumerable cerebral Nocardia paucivorans abscesses after medical management. J Clin Neurosci, 27, 175–177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2015.10.028
Delavari, Nader, Khoi D. Than, Kevin S. Chen, Paul E. McKeever, Anthony C. Wang, and Aditya S. Pandey. “Resolution of innumerable cerebral Nocardia paucivorans abscesses after medical management.” J Clin Neurosci 27 (May 2016): 175–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2015.10.028.
Delavari N, Than KD, Chen KS, McKeever PE, Wang AC, Pandey AS. Resolution of innumerable cerebral Nocardia paucivorans abscesses after medical management. J Clin Neurosci. 2016 May;27:175–7.
Delavari, Nader, et al. “Resolution of innumerable cerebral Nocardia paucivorans abscesses after medical management.” J Clin Neurosci, vol. 27, May 2016, pp. 175–77. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2015.10.028.
Delavari N, Than KD, Chen KS, McKeever PE, Wang AC, Pandey AS. Resolution of innumerable cerebral Nocardia paucivorans abscesses after medical management. J Clin Neurosci. 2016 May;27:175–177.
Published In
J Clin Neurosci
DOI
EISSN
1532-2653
Publication Date
May 2016
Volume
27
Start / End Page
175 / 177
Location
Scotland
Related Subject Headings
- Steroids
- Nocardia Infections
- Nocardia
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Brain Abscess
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- 5202 Biological psychology