Unusual presentation of disseminated Nocardia abscessus infection in a patient with AIDS
Sherbuk J, Saly D, Barakat L, Ogbuagu O. Unusual presentation of disseminated Nocardia abscessus infection in a patient with AIDS. BMJ Case Reports 2016, 2016: bcr2016215649. PMID: 27440848, PMCID: PMC4964189, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215649.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsAbscessus infectionCentral nervous system lesionsNodular pulmonary infiltratesExcellent therapeutic responseRing-enhancing lesionsNervous system lesionsCombination antimicrobial therapyChest CT scanPulmonary infiltratesSubacute headacheChronic coughFecal incontinenceGeneralised weaknessPathological examinationSystem lesionsPurulent materialSubcutaneous nodulesUnusual presentationTherapeutic responseAntimicrobial therapySpinal cordCT scanSubcutaneous lesionsN. abscessusLesions
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