La presentación de abscesos cerebrales relacionados a meningiomas es muy poco frecuente. Usualmente son causados por bacterias comunes, siendo la Nocardia un agente etiológico excepcional. Presentamos la primera descripción en Paraguay de un absceso cerebral a Nocardia Spp asociado a meningioma en un paciente inmunocomprometido por consumo prolongado de corticoides (dexametasona).
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