Nocardia spp. meningoencephalitis: A case report and literature review Academic Article

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journal

• Infectio

abstract

• © 2014 ACIN. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.Nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic disease that affects mainly patients with deficient cell-mediated immunity, such as those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or transplant recipients. The central nervous system presentation is as cerebral abscesses and less frequently, as primary meningitis. Here, a case of primary nocardia meningitis is described in a patient without a predisposing condition, along with a literature review.
• La nocardiosis es una rara infección oportunista que afecta principalmente a pacientes con alteración de la inmunidad celular, como pacientes con síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida o postrasplantes. El compromiso del sistema nervioso central es generalmente como absceso y menos frecuentemente como meningitis primaria. El presente artículo hace el reporte de un caso de meningitis primaria por Nocardia en paciente inmunocompetente y revisión de la literatura.

authors

• Pardo Oviedo, Juan Mauricio
• Alvaro Ignacio Arango Duque
• Andres Mora
• Franco Ruales
• Paola Andrea Ortiz Salas

publication date

• 2014-1-1

Research

keywords

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• Brain Abscess
• Cellular Immunity
• Central Nervous System
• Meningitis
• Meningoencephalitis
• Nocardia
• Nocardia Infections
• Rare Diseases
• Transplant Recipients

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

• 0123-9392

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infect.2014.02.005

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• 7

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• 109

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• 115