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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2007, p. 2072-2074, Vol. 45, No. 6
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01358-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Nocardial Cerebral Abscess Associated with Mycetoma, Pneumonia, and Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis{triangledown}

Ilhan Elmaci,1 Durmus Senday,2 Gökalp Silav,1 Figen Ekenel,2 Naci Balak,1* Erdogan Ayan,1 Murat Akinci,2 Nejat Isik,1 and Saadet Yazici3

Departments of Neurosurgery,1 Internal Medicine,2 Clinical Microbiology, Göztepe Education and Research Hospital, 34730 Istanbul, Turkey3

Received 3 July 2006/ Returned for modification 7 November 2006/ Accepted 1 April 2007

Nocardial brain abscesses remain a clinical challenge. We successfully treated a patient with nocardial brain abscess, mycetoma, pneumonia, and glomerulonephritis. Nocardial soft tissue involvement, mycetoma, is well known. However, the fact that actinomycetoma can metastasize may not be as well appreciated. The association between nocardiosis and glomerulonephritis should be better clarified.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Göztepe Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Nörosirürji Klinigi, Kadiköy, Istanbul 34730, Turkey. Phone: 90 (216) 566 6262. Fax: 90 (216) 372 8780. E-mail: naci.balak{at}attglobal.net or drnacibalak{at}yahoo.com

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 11 April 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2007, p. 2072-2074, Vol. 45, No. 6
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01358-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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