Brain abscesses in an immunocompromised patient with a soft tissue mass

Brain abscesses in an immunocompromised patient with a soft tissue mass

Nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic infection and may be misdiagnosed as tuberculosis in the immunocompromised patient. This case report highlights the importance of doing tissue cultures in immunocompromised individuals to correctly identify Nocardia spp. and initiate appropriate treatment timeousl...

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Main Authors: Thokozani Mwase, Phineas Mapiye, Boitumelo Mashigo, Camilla le Roux, Tamsin Lovelock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2024-11-01
Series:Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
nocardia
brain abscess
immunocompromised
hiv
cns
nocardiosis
Online Access:https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/669

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