Nocardia cyriacigeorgica abscess of the conus medullaris in an immunocompetent host

Conus intramedullary pyogenic abscess in a 4years old child: a rare case report and review of literature

“…On reviewing the literature we found that no case of intramedullary pyogenic abscess in conus medullaris was reported in children. Only two such case of intramedullary pyogenic abscess in conus medullaris was reported in adult [7,8]. Most of the other reported cases of intramedullary abscess in conus medullaris was mostly a tuberculoma or a tuberculous abscess.…”

“…Hassan et al [7] reported intramedullary pyogenic abscess in the conus medullaris in adult. J Lee et al [8] reported Nocardia cyriacigeorgica abscess of the conus medullaris in an immunocompetent host. BS Koppel et al [9] reported intramedullary abscess in conus medullaris due to dermal sinus.RS Mauricewilliums et al [10] reported intramedullary abscess in conus medullaris due to epidermoid cyst.…”

An unusual case of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica presenting with spinal abscesses in a renal transplant recipient and a review of the literature

“…Two of these case reports referred to the same case, and thus were combined for the purpose of this review. An additional four case reports were identified among the references cited by those 22 cases, to bring the total number of cases reviewed to 26 . Among these 26 cases (summarized in Table ), 46% of patients had spinal epidural abscesses, 42% had intramedullary abscesses, and 12% had both.…”

First case of Nocardia nova spinal abscess in an immunocompetent patient

“…7 The involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) by Nocardia occurs in up to 20% of the patients, but solitary spinal abscess due to Nocardia is extremely rare. [8][9][10] Nocardia spinal abscesses are typically present as intra-medullary or epidural lesions, usually caused by N. asteroides. [8][9][10] We were able to find only three cases of N. nova CNS infection in the English language literature search (PubMed), including two cases of brain abscess and one of spondylodiscitis.…”

“…[8][9][10] Nocardia spinal abscesses are typically present as intra-medullary or epidural lesions, usually caused by N. asteroides. [8][9][10] We were able to find only three cases of N. nova CNS infection in the English language literature search (PubMed), including two cases of brain abscess and one of spondylodiscitis. [11][12][13] All three patients were immunocompromised, as a result of either steroid a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , r e n a l t r a n s p l a n t a t i o n , o r h u m a n immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.…”