Cerebellar Nocardiosis: Case Report.
- Author:
Youn Sang SUNG
1
;
Sang Jin KIM
;
Soon Phil PARK
;
Jae Kyu KANG
;
Jong Oung DOH
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cerebellar nocardiosis;
Continuous external drainage;
Sulfonamide
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Humans;
Lung;
Nocardia Infections*;
Skin
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1989;18(6):961-965
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors report a extemely rare case of primary cerebellar nocardial abscess. Cerebral nocardiosis is arare disease and often fatal, and commonly spreaded from nocardiosis of lung or skin. Total excision of abscess and medication with sulfonamide is the treatment of choice. The patient was treated by continuous external dirainage with intermittent irrigation of abscess cavity by sulfonamide and given with sulfonamide for 10 months.
