title: Multiple brain abscesses due to nocardia in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Nocardia cerebral abscesses are rare intracranial lesions. They account for only 1% to 2% of all brain abscesses. They are important in immunocompromised patients, but rarely occur in immunocompetent hosts. Here, we present a case of multiple primary brain abscesses with Nocardia in an immunocompetent patient, who was treated successfully with oral antibiotic therapy.
authors: Infectious Diseases Division, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. dna1461@yahoo.com
authors: Neda
authors: N
authors: Alijani
authors: Sanam
authors: S
authors: Mahmoudzadeh
authors: Mojtaba
authors: M
authors: Hedayat Yaghoobi
authors: Mohsen
authors: M
authors: Geramishoar
authors: Sirous
authors: S
authors: Jafari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology