Nocardial cerebral abscess: report of a case.
Cerebral nocardiosis is an uncommon disease which has not been previously reported in Taiwan. We describe a 70-years-old man who, known to have a history of rectal cancer, developed a cerebral nocardial abscess. The patient was admitted with a week history of gradual weakness of the left limbs. There was neither fever nor headache. Neurological examination disclosed left hemiparesis. Computed tomography of the brain revealed a decreased density in the right parietal region with a ring enhancement. Biopsy of the cerebral lesion showed Nocardia asteroides.
L M
LM
Tang
M S
MS
Hsi
D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*