rimary Nocardial Vertebra Osteomyelitis in an Immunocompetent Patient
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Multiple Nocardial Brain Abscesses in an Immunocompetent Patient
Nocardial brain abscess is a rare central nervous system (CNS) infection with high morbidity and mortality. Nocardial brain abscess is usually associated with immunocompromised patients, but sometimes may appear in healthy individuals. Clinical presentation: We report a case of nocardial brain abscess treated at our department in an immunocompetent patient who was initially treated for CNS tube...
متن کاملIsolated cryptococcal osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient.
Cryptococcosis is a rare infection in HIV-negative individuals. While the lungs and the central nervous system are most commonly infected, skeletal cryptococcosis is uncommon and isolated osteomyelitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans is quite rare. To our knowledge, only 47 cases of isolated cryptococcal osteomyelitis have been reported from 1974 to 2005. We report a case of isolated cryptococca...
متن کاملNocardial brain abscess in an immunocompetent host.
Nocardial infection of the central nervous system is rare and usually manifests as brain abscess. Here we describe an elderly gentleman who presented with signs and symptoms of an intracranial mass lesion localising to the frontal lobe. Clinical examination and CT scan suggested neoplasia as the probable diagnosis. A biloculated abscess was seen at surgery. Aspiration of the contents and examin...
متن کاملBilateral skull base osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient.
A 75-year-old immunocompetent man presented to our office with right otalgia. After a comprehensive workup, he was found to have right temporal bone osteomyelitis and was treated with intravenous antibiotics. He then began to experience left-sided otalgia and was diagnosed with and treated for left temporal bone osteomyelitis. Subsequently, he began to exhibit myelopathic symptoms, and imaging ...
متن کاملSuccessful treatment of Scedosporium aurantiacum osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient.
BACKGROUND Bacterial infections are a well-known complication of traumatic amputations. In cases involving contact with soil or water contaminated with manure, one also must be aware of infections with fungi, particularly Scedosporium spp. We report on an immunocompetent trauma patient with an infection caused by a recently described Scedosporium species, S. aurantiacum. METHODS Case report a...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ankem Dergisi
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1301-3114
DOI: 10.5222/ankem.2015.041