전이성 뇌암으로 오인된 노카디아 뇌농양: 적극적 치료를요하는 심각한 중추신경계 감염병Nocardia Brain Abscess Mimicking a Metastatic Brain Tumor: A Severe CNS Infection Requiring Aggressive Management
- Other Titles
- Nocardia Brain Abscess Mimicking a Metastatic Brain Tumor: A Severe CNS Infection Requiring Aggressive Management
- Authors
- 이아름; 김희경
- Issue Date
- 2013
- Publisher
- 대한자기공명의과학회
- Keywords
- Nocardia; Brain abscess; Surgical biopsy; CNS infection
- Citation
- Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v.17, no.1, pp.50 - 54
- Journal Title
- Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Volume
- 17
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 50
- End Page
- 54
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/14511
- ISSN
- 2384-1095
- Abstract
- Nocardiosis is an uncommon Gram-positive bacterial infection caused by aerobic actinomycetes in the genus Nocardia.
Nocardia spp. have the ability to cause localized or systemic suppurative disease in humans and animals. Nocardiosis is typically regarded as an opportunistic infection, but approximately one-third of infected patients are immunocompetent. We report a rare case of pulmonary nocardiosis and a brain abscess caused by Nocardia asteroides in an elderly woman with a history of Crohn’s disease. Radiographic imaging revealed a contrast-enhancing lesion with perilesional parenchymal edema that was preoperatively thought to be a neoplasm. The patient experienced aggressive disease progression simulating a metastatic brain tumor. Early diagnosis of norcadiosis, the absence of underlying disease, and the administration of appropriate antibiotics has a positive impact on prognosis. Familiarity with the magnetic resonance and computed tomography findings associated with CNS nocardiosis, such as those presented here, is essential for making an early diagnosis.
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