| Not everything acid-fast is Mycobacterium tuberculosis--a case of Nocardia. | |
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PMID: 10697919 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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We report a case of a 47 year old woman who presented with a history of motor convulsions and a three month history of an increasingly painful and progressively enlarging mass on the right side of her back. Neurological examination revealed generalised wasting and a right sided hemiplegia. A biopsy of the mass was taken for microbiology which reported growing branching gram positive rods after three days of incubation. A mycological diagnosis of Nocardia asteroides was made. An MRI scan revealed extensive infiltration of the fungal mass into extending from the base of the skull to fifth cervical vertebra. |
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Authors:
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K Bhagat; H Ibrahim; K Naik |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Central African journal of medicine Volume: 45 ISSN: 0008-9176 ISO Abbreviation: Cent Afr J Med Publication Date: 1999 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-03-23 Completed Date: 2000-03-23 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372566 Medline TA: Cent Afr J Med Country: ZIMBABWE |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 217-20 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe. kbhagat@healthnet.zw |
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Biopsy Diagnosis, Differential Fatal Outcome Female Hemiplegia / complications Humans Hypertension / complications Magnetic Resonance Imaging Middle Aged Nocardia Infections / complications, diagnosis*, drug therapy, microbiology* Nocardia asteroides* Seizures / microbiology* |
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