Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 6, Number 7, July 2015, pages 304-306

Primary Nocardia farcinica Brain Abscess With Secondary Relapsing Meningitis in an Immunocompromised Patient

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Figure 1.
Figure 1. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI of the brain (during the patient’s previous admission) had revealed a multilobular, peripheral-enhancing mass on the rim of the left lateral ventricle, consistent with a row of cerebral abscesses.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. After 15 days on vancomycin/meropenem, a new brain MRI showed almost complete resolution of the ring-enhanced lesions.