title: Laparoscopic drainage of nocardial adrenal abscess in an HIV positive patient.
abstract: We report a rare case of a nocardial adrenal abscess in an HIV patient that underwent the first drainage of adrenal abscess by laparoscopy. Adrenal abscesses are exceedingly rare in adults and prove to be a diagnostic challenge. Laparoscopic adrenal exploration is both a diagnostic and therapeutic modality with low perioperative morbidity that should be considered in the management of indeterminate adrenal masses and abscesses.
authors.affiliation: Section of Urology, Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Yew Lam
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: Justin Anton
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Khai Lee
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Toh
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*