Nonsurgical Treatment of Cerebral Nocardiosis

Diffuse Nocardial Spinal Subdural Empyema: Diagnostic Dilemma and Treatment Options

“…Although the optimum duration of antibiotic therapy is uncertain, long-term suppressive therapy is strongly recommended. Immunocompetent patients with CNS nocardiosis should be treated for 12 months [ 10 ].…”

Diffuse Nocardial Spinal Subdural Empyema: Diagnostic Dilemma and Treatment Options

“…Although the optimum duration of antibiotic therapy is uncertain, long-term suppressive therapy is strongly recommended. Immunocompetent patients with CNS nocardiosis should be treated for 12 months [ 10 ].…”

Primary Cerebral Abscess due to Nocardia Presenting as ‘Ghost Tumor’

“…However, a defin itive abscess was localized in the initial site. Other cere bral lesions as primary cerebral lymphoma can have a similar evolution so that several authors have called it 'ghost tumor' [12], Cerebral nocardiosis is usual in immunocompro mised patients, but several recent reports of this affec tion in immunocompetent patients have been published [9,11,13], Although cerebral involvement is frequent in dissem inated nocardiosis, observed in 20-38% of cases [7], pri mary cerebral abscess is unusual. The commonest clini cal presentation is a progressively expanding intracere bral mass.…”

“…Headache, lethargy, seizures, paresthesias, confusion, aphasia, tremor, paresis, fever and other sys temic disease signs are usual. Meningitis, if present, is secondary to abscess and only occasionally is the first manifestation [13].…”

Late complication after tropic storm accident: subcutaneous and intracranial actinomycetoma

“…Regular treatment of nocardiosis consists of trimethoprim–sulphamethoxazole, imipenem, dapsone and/or amikain (18–20). Patients who fail to respond to the standard regimens may benefit from amoxicillin–clavulanate.…”

Diffuse Nocardial Spinal Subdural Empyema: Diagnostic Dilemma and Treatment Options

“…Although the optimum duration of antibiotic therapy is uncertain, long-term suppressive therapy is strongly recommended. Immunocompetent patients with CNS nocardiosis should be treated for 12 months [ 10 ].…”

Primary Cerebral Abscess due to Nocardia Presenting as ‘Ghost Tumor’

“…However, a defin itive abscess was localized in the initial site. Other cere bral lesions as primary cerebral lymphoma can have a similar evolution so that several authors have called it 'ghost tumor' [12], Cerebral nocardiosis is usual in immunocompro mised patients, but several recent reports of this affec tion in immunocompetent patients have been published [9,11,13], Although cerebral involvement is frequent in dissem inated nocardiosis, observed in 20-38% of cases [7], pri mary cerebral abscess is unusual. The commonest clini cal presentation is a progressively expanding intracere bral mass.…”

“…Headache, lethargy, seizures, paresthesias, confusion, aphasia, tremor, paresis, fever and other sys temic disease signs are usual. Meningitis, if present, is secondary to abscess and only occasionally is the first manifestation [13].…”

Late complication after tropic storm accident: subcutaneous and intracranial actinomycetoma

“…Regular treatment of nocardiosis consists of trimethoprim–sulphamethoxazole, imipenem, dapsone and/or amikain (18–20). Patients who fail to respond to the standard regimens may benefit from amoxicillin–clavulanate.…”

Diffuse Nocardial Spinal Subdural Empyema: Diagnostic Dilemma and Treatment Options

“…Although the optimum duration of antibiotic therapy is uncertain, long-term suppressive therapy is strongly recommended. Immunocompetent patients with CNS nocardiosis should be treated for 12 months [ 10 ].…”

Primary Cerebral Abscess due to Nocardia Presenting as ‘Ghost Tumor’

“…However, a defin itive abscess was localized in the initial site. Other cere bral lesions as primary cerebral lymphoma can have a similar evolution so that several authors have called it 'ghost tumor' [12], Cerebral nocardiosis is usual in immunocompro mised patients, but several recent reports of this affec tion in immunocompetent patients have been published [9,11,13], Although cerebral involvement is frequent in dissem inated nocardiosis, observed in 20-38% of cases [7], pri mary cerebral abscess is unusual. The commonest clini cal presentation is a progressively expanding intracere bral mass.…”

“…Headache, lethargy, seizures, paresthesias, confusion, aphasia, tremor, paresis, fever and other sys temic disease signs are usual. Meningitis, if present, is secondary to abscess and only occasionally is the first manifestation [13].…”

Late complication after tropic storm accident: subcutaneous and intracranial actinomycetoma

“…Regular treatment of nocardiosis consists of trimethoprim–sulphamethoxazole, imipenem, dapsone and/or amikain (18–20). Patients who fail to respond to the standard regimens may benefit from amoxicillin–clavulanate.…”