Dense Rhodococcus cerebral abscesses in an HIV-positive patient.
Rhodococcus equi, formerly known as Corynebacterium equi, an aerobic, gram-positive, pleomorphic coccobacillus, is a well-known pathogen for domestic livestock. We present a biopsy- and culture-proven case of Rhodococcus equi brain abscesses in a patient seropositive for HIV, having an appearance not described previously.
Perrymore
W D
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Department of Radiology, Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City 73112, USA.
Milton
W J
WJ
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