Nocardiosis of the Central Nervous System: Report of Two Fatal Cases

Case Reports1 January 1960NOCARDIOSIS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: REPORT OF TWO FATAL CASESCLAUDE M. CUPP, WALTON M. EDWARDS, EDWARD A. CLEVECLAUDE M. CUPPSearch for more papers by this author, WALTON M. EDWARDSSearch for more papers by this author, EDWARD A. CLEVESearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-52-1-223 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptNocardiosis is a relatively uncommon disease, with only 95 case reports up to 1957 in a comprehensive review by Ballenger.1 There were 29 reports of involvement of the central nervous system. This report presents two additional cases with central nervous system involvement, one with the gastrointestinal tract as the portal of entry, the other with a pulmonary portal of entry, empyema and sinus tract formation in the chest wall.CASE REPORTSCase 1. A 47 year old white male was admitted to Letterman Army Hospital in August, 1956. Three days before admission he had complained of pain but would not...Bibliography1. BallengerGoldring CND: Nocardiosis in childhood, J. Pediat. 50: 145, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BenbowSmithGrimson EPDTKS: Sulfonamide therapy in actinomycosis, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 49: 395, 1944. Google Scholar3. HickeyBerglund RCEM: Nocardiosis: aerobic actinomycosis with emphasis on the alimentary tract as a portal of entry, Arch. Surg. 67: 381, 1953. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. JacobsonCloward JRRB: Actinomycosis of the central nervous system (Nocardia asteroides), J.A.M.A. 137: 769, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. KruegerNorsaKenneyPrice EGLMA: Nocardiosis of the central nervous system, J. Neurosurg. 11: 226, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. ListWilliamsBeemanPayne CFJRCBCA: Nocardiosis with multilocular cerebellar abscess, J. Neurosurg. 11: 399, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. McQuown AL: Actinomycosis and nocardiosis, Am. J. Clin. Path. 25: 2, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. MossMcQuown ESAL: Atlas of medical mycology, 1953, the Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, p. 21. Google Scholar9. Munslow RA: Actinomycotic (Nocardia asteroides) brain abscess with recovery, J. Neurosurg. 11: 399, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. RankinManucher JJ: Nocardiosis of the central nervous system, Neurology 5: 815, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. WeedAndersonGoodBaggenstoss LAHACAAH: Nocardiosis: clinical, bacteriological and pathological aspects, New England J. Med. 253: 1137, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. WichelhausenRobinsonMazzaraEverding RHLBJRCJ: Nocardiosis: report of a fatal case, Am. J. Med. 16: 295, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication July 3, 1958.From the Letterman Army Hospital, Department of Medicine, San Francisco, California.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Claude M. Cupp, Captain (MC), U. S. Army Hospital, Fort Hood, Texas. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBeyin Beyincik ve Beyin Sapında Primer Nokardia Enfeksiyonu Bir Olgu SunumuCENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS IN THE COMPROMISED HOST: A DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHA Case of a Ruptured Nocardial Brain Abscess Involving the Cerebral VentricleNocardial Brain AbscessNocardial Brain AbscessNocardia species: host-parasite relationshipsNocardiaNocardial cerebral abscess cured with imipenem/amikacin and enucleationCerebral nocardiosis in renal transplant patientsA case of aneurysm of the splenic artery visualized by dynamic ultrasonographyNocardia cerebral abscess: New concepts in diagnosis, management, and prognosis.Extensive cerebral nocardiosis cured with antibiotic therapy aloneNocardia asteroides primary cerebral abscess and secondary meningitisNocardiosisNocardiosisNocardiosis: A reviewNocardioseNocardia Asteroides Brain Abscess Successfully Treated by EnucleationEndomykosen: Nocardiose des GehirnsPurulent Constrictive Pericarditis Caused by Nocardia asteroidesGEORGE P. SUSENS, M.D., ABDUL AL-SHAMMA, M.D., JOHN C. ROWE, M.D., CHARLES C. HERBERT, M.D., MILTON L. BASSIS, M.D., GRANVILLE C. COGGS, M.D.Nocardia Asteroides MeningitisThe Association of Nocardiosis and Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis A Case StudyVINCENT T. ANDRIOLE, M.D., MAURICE BALLAS, M.D., GEORGE L. WILSON, M.D.NOCARDIOSIS AND TUBERCULOSIS 1 January 1960Volume 52, Issue 1Page: 223-229KeywordsCentral nervous systemColitisGastrointestinal tractHospital medicineLesionsMeningitisNocardiosisThoraxUlcerative colitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1960 PDF downloadLoading ...