Open AccessPrimary Cerebral Nocardiosis in a Renal Transplant Recipient: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Ragini Tilak,
Arvind Achra,
Vijai Tilak
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2012/4127.2374
Subject(s) - nocardiosis , brain abscess , abscess , hemiparesis , medicine , renal transplant , pathology , microbiological culture , surgery , transplantation , biology , nocardia , bacteria , lesion , genetics
Nocardial brain abscess is a rare central nervous system infection. A 50 year old renal transplant recipient developed a nocardial cerebral abscess. It manifested clinically with pyrexia of unknown origin, recurrent episodes of convulsions and a right sided hemiparesis. The purulent material was drained and sent to the Microbiology Laboratory for culture and sensitivity studies. Direct microscopy and culture confirmed the diagnosis of nocardial infection.