Brain Abscesses Caused by Nocardia farcinica in a 44-Year Old Woman with Multiple Myeloma: A Rare Case and Review of the Literature

Patient: Female, 44-year-old Final Diagnosis: Brain abscess • Nocardia infection Symptoms: Seizures • status epilepticus • weakness in all 4 limbs • weakness of upper and lower limb Medication: Amikacin • Meropenem • Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole Clinical Procedure: Left frontal craniotomy with gros...

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Published inThe American journal of case reports Vol. 23; p. e937952
Main Authors Sayer, Khaled, Abousedu, Yousef A.I., Ghanem, Omar M., Doghaim, Muhammad, Sayer, Faisal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published International Scientific Literature, Inc 21.10.2022
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Summary:Patient: Female, 44-year-old Final Diagnosis: Brain abscess • Nocardia infection Symptoms: Seizures • status epilepticus • weakness in all 4 limbs • weakness of upper and lower limb Medication: Amikacin • Meropenem • Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole Clinical Procedure: Left frontal craniotomy with gross-total resection of the left frontal space-occupying lesion Specialty: Infectious Diseases • Microbiology and Virology • Neurosurgery
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ISSN:1941-5923
1941-5923
DOI:10.12659/AJCR.937952