Multiple Intracranial Nocardia brevicatena Abscesses in a Patient with a Previous History of Tuberculosis: A Case Report
Zhaoyang Li, Yuheng Zhang, Xiaoming Zhang, Hongchun Li, Xue Gong, Qian Zhang, Jing Xu, Xiaofeng Cheng, Jinghuan Wang, Tao Wang, Qiuxin Zhang, Qingwu Yang, Chenhao Zhao · 2026
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Zhaoyang Li and co-authors report a brain infection that wore the mask of tuberculosis in a man who had beaten TB before, in a 2026 case report. The true culprit was Nocardia brevicatena, a rare germ whose brain abscesses mimic TB closely. The 55-year-old came in with dizziness, headache, and an unsteady walk. Scans showed brain nodules ringed by swelling, a picture that fit his past.
Anti-TB drugs were tried first and failed. Gene sequencing of his samples named the Nocardia, while TB tests came back empty. A three-drug anti-Nocardia course eased his symptoms and shrank the scans. A pause in treatment let the illness flare, and resuming cured it within a week of fresh gains. After seven months he stood fully recovered with a clean scan. The authors urge sequencing early when a TB past may mislead the eye.
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| CREATOR | Zhaoyang Li, Yuheng Zhang, Xiaoming Zhang, Hongchun Li, Xue Gong, Qian Zhang, Jing Xu, Xiaofeng Cheng, Jinghuan Wang, Tao Wang, Qiuxin Zhang, Qingwu Yang, Chenhao Zhao |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |