Nocardia Brain Abscess in a Liver Transplant Recipient.

Moon, Jung Hyeon; Cho, Won Sang; Kang, Hyun Seung; Kim, Jeong Eun

doi:2011.50.4.396

Case Report

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2011;50(4): 396-398.
doi: https://doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2011.50.4.396

Nocardia Brain Abscess in a Liver Transplant Recipient.

Jung Hyeon Moon, Won Sang Cho, Hyun Seung Kang, Jeong Eun Kim

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. hsk4428@yahoo.com
²Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Neurosurgery, Kangwon National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.

ABSTRACT

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.

Key Words: Brain abscess; Liver transplant; Nocardia