A case report of brain abscess caused by Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in a diabetic patient.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Nocardia are Gram-positive partially acid-fast bacilli capable of inducing a wide range of infections in patients with immunodeficiency, AIDS, cancer, lupus erythematous and diabetes. Nocardia cyriacigeorgica was first isolated in 2001 from a patient with chronic bronchitis. Since then, there have been reports on the clinical significance of this organism in patients with bronchitis, brain abscess and lung diseases. We, herein, report a case of brain abscess in an elderly diabetic patient from Iran.

Case presentation

The patient was a 73 year-old woman admitted to hospital due to severe headache and shortness of breath. The patient had lived with diabetes for 20 years and suffered from chronic foot ulcer. She was admitted to hospital with fever, we

SUBMITTER: Khorshidi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6230754 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature