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초록
Nocardia brain abscess is rare. We report on a unique case of N. farcinica brain abscess in a liver transplant recipient, following Aspergillus fumigatus pneumonia. A 43-year-old liver transplant recipient presented with altered mentality at 2 months after A. fumigates pneumonia. He was successfully treated with surgical removal and antibiotic therapy with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and ceftriaxone.
키워드
Brain abscess; Liver transplant; Nocardia; FARCINICA; PATIENT; DIAGNOSIS
- 제목
- Nocardia Brain Abscess in a Liver Transplant Recipient
- 저자
- Moon, Jung Hyeon; Cho, Won-Sang; Kang, Hyun-Seung; Kim, Jeong Eun
- 발행일
- 2011-10
- 유형
- Article
- 저널명
- 대한신경외과학회지
- 권
- 50
- 호
- 4
- 페이지
- 396 ~ 398