Meningoencefalitis por Nocardia spp .: Reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura

Translated title of the contribution: Nocardia spp. meningoencephalitis: A case report and literature review

Alvaro Ignacio Arango Duque, Paola Andrea Ortiz Salas, Juan Mauricio Pardo Oviedo, Andres Mora, Franco Ruales

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Abstract

© 2014 ACIN. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.Nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic disease that affects mainly patients with deficient cell-mediated immunity, such as those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or transplant recipients. The central nervous system presentation is as cerebral abscesses and less frequently, as primary meningitis. Here, a case of primary nocardia meningitis is described in a patient without a predisposing condition, along with a literature review.
Translated title of the contributionNocardia spp. meningoencephalitis: A case report and literature review
Original languageSpanish (Colombia)
Pages (from-to)109-115
Number of pages7
JournalInfectio
Volume18
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2014

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