Nocardia asteroides cerebral abscess in a renal transplant recipient: short report.
Opportunist central nervous system infections occur in about 5% to 10% of all renal transplant recipients, but reports of brain abscesses are very rare (1). Nocardia asteroides cerebral abscesses are scarce intracranial lesions. They account for only 2% of brain abscesses (2). Published data about these lesions have taken the form of short reports, small cases series and reviews. A universally accepted and effective treatment approach has not yet been established. We present a renal transplant patient with a cerebral abscess caused by Nocardia asteroides.
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Department of Renal Transplantation, Guy's and St Thomas Hospital, London, United Kingdom. tanju.acar@yahoo.com
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D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications*; D009616:Nocardia asteroides; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination