Brain Abscess Caused by Nocardia: Case Report and Literature Review
Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (3), 2021
Publication year: 2021
Nocardia brain abscess is a rare clinical entity, accounting for 2% of all brain abscesses,
associated with high morbidity and amortality rate 3 times higher than brain abscesses
caused by other bacteria. Proper investigation and treatment, characterized by a longterm
antibiotic therapy, play an important role on the outcome of the patient. The
authors describe a case of a patient without neurological comorbidities who developed
clinical signs of right occipital lobe impairment and seizures, whose investigation
demonstrated brain abscess caused by Nocardia spp. The patient was treated surgically
followed by antibiotic therapy with a great outcome after 1 year of follow-up.
Nocardia/patogenicidad, Absceso Encefálico/diagnóstico por imagen, Absceso Encefálico/etiología, Absceso Encefálico/cirugía, Absceso Encefálico/mortalidad, Lóbulo Occipital/lesiones, Lóbulo Occipital/cirugía, Craneotomía/métodos, Combinación Trimetoprim y Sulfametoxazol/uso terapéutico, Resultado del Tratamiento, Continuidad de la Atención al Paciente, Absceso Encefálico/tratamiento farmacológico