Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Nocardia brain abscess ====== The diagnosis is suspected in high-risk patients presenting with soft-tissue abscesses and CNS lesions. CNS involvement occurs in about one-third and includes: 1. cerebral abscess: often multiloculated 2. meningitis 3. ventriculitis in patients with [[cerebrospinal fluid shunt]] ((Byrne E, Brophy BP, Pettett LV. Nocardia Cerebral Abscess: New Concepts in Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1979; 42:1038–1045)) 4. epidural spinal cord compression from [[vertebral osteomyelitis]] ((Awad I, Bay JW, Petersen JM. Nocardial Osteomyelitis of the Spine with Epidural Spinal Cord Compression - A Case Report. Neurosurgery. 1984; 15:254–256)) nocardia_brain_abscess.txt Last modified: 2024/06/07 02:59by 127.0.0.1