Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infection as a Rare Cause of Cerebral Mass Lesion and IRIS in a Patient with AIDS: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Abstract A patient with advanced HIV/AIDS presented with a brain abscess. While brain biopsy culture and pathology were unrevealing, universal broad-range PCR (uPCR) demonstrated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). We review the clinicopathologic characteristics of MAC brain abscesses and highlight the effectiveness of uPCR as a diagnostic tool in partially-treated infections.

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Mycobacterium avium complex peritonitis in the setting of cirrhosis: Case report and review of the literature

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1080/00365540410017626 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 36 (8) ◽

pp. 615-617 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

John Koeppe ◽

Robert Belknap ◽

Mary Bessesen

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Mycobacterium Avium ◽

Mycobacterium Avium Complex ◽

Review Of The Literature

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Mycobacterium avium complex olecranon bursitis resolves without antimicrobials or surgical intervention: A case report and review of the literature

IDCases ◽

10.1016/j.idcr.2015.04.001 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 59-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Selene Working ◽

Andrew Tyser ◽

Dana Levy

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Mycobacterium Avium ◽

Mycobacterium Avium Complex ◽

Surgical Intervention ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Olecranon Bursitis

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Tuberculous brain abscess: A case report with a review of the literature in English

Neuropathology ◽

10.1046/j.1440-1789.1999.d01-2.x ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 328-335

Author(s):

Shanop Shuangshoti Shuangshoti ◽

Samruay Shuangshoti

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Brain Abscess ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Tuberculous Brain Abscess

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Brain Abscess Caused by Nocardia: Case Report and Literature Review

Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia Brazilian Neurosurgery ◽

10.1055/s-0040-1719124 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Guilherme Finger ◽

Maria Eduarda Conte Gripa ◽

Tiago Paczko Bozko Cecchini ◽

Tobias Ludwig do Nascimento

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Antibiotic Therapy ◽

Brain Abscess ◽

Clinical Signs ◽

Occipital Lobe ◽

High Morbidity ◽

Rare Clinical Entity ◽

Brain Abscesses

AbstractNocardia brain abscess is a rare clinical entity, accounting for 2% of all brain abscesses, associated with high morbidity and a mortality rate 3 times higher than brain abscesses caused by other bacteria. Proper investigation and treatment, characterized by a long-term antibiotic therapy, play an important role on the outcome of the patient. The authors describe a case of a patient without neurological comorbidities who developed clinical signs of right occipital lobe impairment and seizures, whose investigation demonstrated brain abscess caused by Nocardia spp. The patient was treated surgically followed by antibiotic therapy with a great outcome after 1 year of follow-up.

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