scholarly journals Immunocompetent patient with Nocardia abscessus brain abscess: Case report and review of the literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Sultan Alsalmi ◽  
Abdulgadir Bugdadi ◽  
Abdu Alkhayri ◽  
Louis Chenin ◽  
Johann Peltier
Keyword(s):  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Immunocompetent Patient ◽  
Cerebral Abscess ◽  
Immunocompromised Patients ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Surgical Evacuation

Nocardia cerebral abscess is uncommon. It accounts for 1%-2% of all cerebral abscesses. It typically occurs in immunocompromised patients but cases in immunocompetent hosts been reported. Diagnosis of Nocardia brain abscess can be difficult and misleading. In this report we report a case of Nocardia abscessus brain abscess that was misdiagnosed initially as brain tumor. The patient has been successfully managed medically along with surgical evacuation twice.

Tuberculous brain abscess: A case report with a review of the literature in English

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-335
Author(s):  
Shanop Shuangshoti Shuangshoti ◽  
Samruay Shuangshoti
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Tuberculous Brain Abscess

Tuberculous brain abscess: A case report with a review of the literature in English

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanop Shuangshoti Shuangshoti ◽  
Samruay Shuangshoti
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Tuberculous Brain Abscess

scholarly journals Prostatic tuberculosis: case report

2008 ◽  
Vol 126 (4) ◽  
pp. 227-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Sáenz-Abad ◽  
Santiago Letona-Carbajo ◽  
José Luis de Benito-Arévalo ◽  
Isabel Sanioaquín-Conde ◽  
Francisco José Ruiz-Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Urine Culture ◽  
Immunocompetent Patient ◽  
Immunocompromised Patients ◽  
Tuberculosis Case ◽  
Immunocompetent Patients

CONTEXT: Tuberculosis of the prostate has mainly been described in immunocompromised patients. However, it can exceptionally be found as an isolated lesion in immunocompetent patients. CASE REPORT: We report a case of prostatic tuberculosis in a young, healthy and immunocompetent patient with unremarkable findings from intravenous urographic examination. Computed tomography showed an abscess in the prostate and Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated in a urine culture. Treatment with isoniazid, rifampin and pyrazinamide was successful.

scholarly journals Primary Cutaneous Chrysosporium Infection following Ear Piercing: A Case Report

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Poonkiat Suchonwanit ◽  
Chayada Chaiyabutr ◽  
Vasanop Vachiramon
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Transplant Patient ◽  
Immunocompetent Patient ◽  
Immunocompromised Patients ◽  
Heart Transplant Patient ◽  
Cutaneous Injury ◽  
Ear Piercing ◽  
Large Genus ◽  
Slow Onset

Chrysosporium is a large genus of saprophytic fungi that is commonly found in the soil. Infection caused by this organism is rare in humans and typically occurs in immunocompromised patients. Primary cutaneous Chrysosporium infection is relatively rare and has been reported in a heart transplant patient. The prognosis is usually favorable, but very poor in the setting of persistent profound immunosuppression. We herein report a case of primary cutaneous Chrysosporium infection following ear piercing in an immunocompetent patient. It is important for clinicians to consider this condition in patients with slow-onset skin and soft tissue infection following cutaneous injury, even in an immunocompetent setting.

Nocardia farcinica brain abscess: a case report and review of the literature

Neurocirugía ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 600-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Sabuncuoğlu ◽  
Z. Cibali Açikgöz ◽  
M. Çaydere ◽  
H. Üstün ◽  
I. Semih Keskil
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Nocardia Farcinica
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