一名患有软组织肿块的免疫功能低下患者的脑脓肿。
Brain abscesses in an immunocompromised patient with a soft tissue mass.
作者信息
Mwase Thokozani, Mapiye Phineas, Mashigo Boitumelo, le Roux Camilla, Lovelock Tamsin
机构信息
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
出版信息
S Afr J Infect Dis. 2024 Nov 29;39(1):669. doi: 10.4102/sajid.v39i1.669. eCollection 2024.
UNLABELLED
Nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic infection and may be misdiagnosed as tuberculosis in the immunocompromised patient. This case report highlights the importance of doing tissue cultures in immunocompromised individuals to correctly identify spp. and initiate appropriate treatment timeously.
CONTRIBUTION
This case report describes a typical case of disseminated nocardiosis with brain abscesses in an immunocompromised patient who would have typically been treated as disseminated tuberculosis.
未标注
诺卡菌病是一种罕见的机会性感染，在免疫功能低下的患者中可能被误诊为结核病。本病例报告强调了对免疫功能低下个体进行组织培养以正确鉴定菌种并及时开始适当治疗的重要性。
贡献
本病例报告描述了一例免疫功能低下患者发生播散性诺卡菌病并伴有脑脓肿的典型病例，该患者通常会被当作播散性结核病进行治疗。
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