Nocardia farcinica meningitis in a patient with high-grade astrocytoma

Nocardia farcinica meningitis in a patient with high-grade astrocytoma

We describe a case of 91-year-old male with astrocytoma who developed meningitis caused by Nocardia farcinica. He had a past medical history of anaplastic astrocytoma grade III. Endocranial computed tomography (CT) scan revealed mass lesion in the left occipital region associated with perilesional...

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Main Authors: Elahe Nasri, Hamed Fakhim, Aleksandra Barac, Saber Yousefi, Kouros Aghazade, Darko Boljevic, Massoud Mardani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Nocardia farcinica
meningitis
brain abscess
astrocytoma
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/11582
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