Nocardia Brain Abscess Masquerading as Tuberculous Brain Abscess
Received Date: Apr 12, 2023 / Accepted Date: May 10, 2023 / Published Date: May 11, 2023
Abstract
Nocardia brain abscess is a rare clinical entity [1]. It accounts for 1%-2% of all cerebral abscesses [2]. It typically occurs in immunocompromised patients with impaired host defences usually cell mediated immunity but cases in immunocompetant hosts have also been reported [3].Cerebral nocardiosis is associated with highest mortality and morbidity among all brain abscess caused by microorganisms [4]. Nocardiosis is liable to be misdiagnosed owing to the non- specific clinical manifestations, laboratory and imaging findings. The most common variant affecting the brain is Nocardia farcinica. We report a rare case of brain abscess caused by Nocardia farcinica in a 36-year-old male.
Citation: Goutham Krishna TC, John JK, Aswathi Raveendran UV (2023) Nocardia Brain Abscess Masquerading as Tuberculous Brain Abscess. J Neuroinfect Dis 14: 446. Doi: 10.4172/2314-7326.1000446
Copyright: © 2023 Goutham Krishna TC, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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