Nocardia Brain Abscess and CD4+ Lymphocytopenia in a Previously Healthy Individual
Nocardia brain abscesses are a known occurrence in patients with immunocompromised conditions. Nocardial infection is commonly an unfortunate sequela to other complications which these patients are being followed up and treated for. The incidence of nocardial brain abscess in an otherwise healthy pa...
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| author | Norair Adjamian Adeline Kikam Kathryn Ruda Wessell Jason Casselman Erin Toller-Artis Olapeju Olasokan Robert W. Hostoffer |
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| description | Nocardia brain abscesses are a known occurrence in patients with immunocompromised conditions. Nocardial infection is commonly an unfortunate sequela to other complications which these patients are being followed up and treated for. The incidence of nocardial brain abscess in an otherwise healthy patient is extremely rare. We present a case of Nocardia brain abscess in a previously healthy individual, who, upon workup for vision and gait abnormalities, was shown to have multiple brain abscesses and a decreased absolute CD4+ lymphocyte count. Adding to the rarity of our case, the finding of lymphocytopenia in our patient was unrelated to any known predisposing condition or infectious state. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0d4a432d579d48e1af7d762fb82ebf6c2025-02-03T01:21:55ZengWileyCase Reports in Immunology2090-66092090-66172015-01-01201510.1155/2015/374956374956Nocardia Brain Abscess and CD4+ Lymphocytopenia in a Previously Healthy IndividualNorair Adjamian0Adeline Kikam1Kathryn Ruda Wessell2Jason Casselman3Erin Toller-Artis4Olapeju Olasokan5Robert W. Hostoffer6Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences, Kansas City, MO 1750, USAFirelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, OH 1111, USAUniversity Hospitals Richmond Medical Center, Richmond Heights, OH 27100, USAUniversity Hospitals Richmond Medical Center, Richmond Heights, OH 27100, USAUniversity Hospitals Richmond Medical Center, Richmond Heights, OH 27100, USAUniversity Hospitals Richmond Medical Center, Richmond Heights, OH 27100, USAUniversity Hospitals Richmond Medical Center, Richmond Heights, OH 27100, USANocardia brain abscesses are a known occurrence in patients with immunocompromised conditions. Nocardial infection is commonly an unfortunate sequela to other complications which these patients are being followed up and treated for. The incidence of nocardial brain abscess in an otherwise healthy patient is extremely rare. We present a case of Nocardia brain abscess in a previously healthy individual, who, upon workup for vision and gait abnormalities, was shown to have multiple brain abscesses and a decreased absolute CD4+ lymphocyte count. Adding to the rarity of our case, the finding of lymphocytopenia in our patient was unrelated to any known predisposing condition or infectious state.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/374956 |
| spellingShingle | Norair Adjamian Adeline Kikam Kathryn Ruda Wessell Jason Casselman Erin Toller-Artis Olapeju Olasokan Robert W. Hostoffer Nocardia Brain Abscess and CD4+ Lymphocytopenia in a Previously Healthy Individual Case Reports in Immunology |
| title | Nocardia Brain Abscess and CD4+ Lymphocytopenia in a Previously Healthy Individual |
| title_full | Nocardia Brain Abscess and CD4+ Lymphocytopenia in a Previously Healthy Individual |
| title_fullStr | Nocardia Brain Abscess and CD4+ Lymphocytopenia in a Previously Healthy Individual |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nocardia Brain Abscess and CD4+ Lymphocytopenia in a Previously Healthy Individual |
| title_short | Nocardia Brain Abscess and CD4+ Lymphocytopenia in a Previously Healthy Individual |
| title_sort | nocardia brain abscess and cd4 lymphocytopenia in a previously healthy individual |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/374956 |
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