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Multiple brain abscesses due to Nocardia spp. in an immunocompetent patient
Danilo E Trujillo1, Stephanie Ortiz2, Oscar Pérez3
1Escuela de posgrados, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia; Departamento de Medicina Interna, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. danilo_092@hotmail.com.
Abstract:
The infection by Nocardia spp is not common in immunocompetent patients. The empirical antimicrobial treatment directed by anatomical regions does not contemplate the particularities of the germ and the microbiological analysis is necessary for the specific treatment. We present the case of a previously healthy and immunocompetent patient, without known risk factors for Nocardia spp. infection, with evidence of involvement of the pulmonary parenchyma and the skin and subsequent development of multiple brain abscesses.
