Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College (Sep 2023)

Nocardia Brain Abscess In A Patient With Advanced HIV-AIDS: Case Report

  • Muhammad Usman,
  • Valeed Bin Mansoor,
  • Nasim Akhtar ,
  • Muhammad Arqam Miraj

DOI
https://doi.org/10.37939/jrmc.v27i3.2252
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 3

Abstract

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Nocardia is a gram-positive bacterium that causes localised and disseminated infections. A rare case of Nocardia infection in an immunocompromised individual is presented. Nocardiosis should be kept in mind as a diagnosis in immunocompromised patients with a solitary space occupying lesion in the brain.