Cerebral abscess caused by Nocardia asteroides in renal transplant recipient.

lateral ventricle (Figure 2). The MRI scan showed an Introduction abscess and from a biopsy N. asteroides was isolated. Twenty-four hours later the abscess was excised, treatInfection from bacteria from the Nocardia class is ment with TMP-SMX was resumed and the cyclosporin seldom found in our country. They are opportunist dose was reduced. Throughout this period the patient infections that almost exclusively affect patients who maintained normal renal function and currently has are immunocompromised. We present a renal transonly a right haemianopia. plant patient with a cerebral abscess caused by Nocardia asteroides.