Nocardia paucivorans cerebellar abscess: Surgical and pharmacotherapy

Nocardia choroidal abscess.

Nocardia is a Gram positive, aerobic, filamentous branching micro-organism that rarely causes human infection. When infection does occur it usually takes the form of a subcutaneous abscess or a pneumonia-like illness. We describe a case of a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia who developed painless loss of vision in the right eye secondary to a choroidal abscess after a prolonged course...

N. paucivorans infection presenting as a brain abscess.

We report an intracerebral abscess caused by a recently identified nocardial species, in an immunocompetent individual without extraneural involvement. A 63-year-old non-smoking Caucasian male with an unremarkable history of hypertension, presented with a 2-week history of personality changes including apathy, some difficulty walking, a tendency to veer to the left and a possible seizure. Preli...

Peritonsillar abscess caused by Nocardia asteroides.

A 22-year-old man with recurrent pharyngitis developed a peritonsillar abscess from which aspirated material yielded a pure culture of Nocardia asteroides. It is likely that the organism was introduced iatrogenically during a prior tonsillar incision. Although unusual, Nocardia species should be considered and microbiological specimens should be handled appropriately in pharyngeal abscesses tha...

Nocardia in Ischiorectal Abscess: A Case Report

Nocardial infection is caused by soil-borne aerobic bacteria. Nocardia in ischiorectal abscess is a rare presentation. Here, we present a case of ischiorectal abscess in an immunocompetent male patient with a history of trauma. The isolate was identified as Nocardia asteroides by standard methods. The patient responded well to amikacin and surgical drainage. Thus, this case highlights the impor...

Enterococcus avium cerebellar abscess.