MULTIPLE NOCARDIAL BRAIN ABSCESSES - REPORT OF 2 PATIENTS

Authors
BUXTON N MCINTOSH J
Citation
N. Buxton et J. Mcintosh, MULTIPLE NOCARDIAL BRAIN ABSCESSES - REPORT OF 2 PATIENTS, British journal of neurosurgery, 8(4), 1994, pp. 501-503
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,Surgery
Journal title
British journal of neurosurgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
02688697
Volume
8
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
501 - 503
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-8697(1994)8:4<501:MNBA-R>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Two patients presented with nocardial brain abscesses, one as secondar y to overwhelming pulmonary infection following a thoracic empyema, th e second as a primary abscess. Both patients had immunopression. Such an infection should be considered early in any patient who is immunoco mpromised.