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. 2017 Jun 20;37(5):459–461. doi: 10.3343/alm.2017.37.5.459

Table 1. Summary of brain abscess cases due to Nocardia asiatica.

Year reported Sex/Age Predisposing factor Primary focus Dissemination Treatment Outcome (follow-up period)
Underlying disease Medication
2008 [6] M/73 No No Brain (−) Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, minocycline Alive (24 months)
2009 [7] M/40s Guillain–Barré syndrome No Brain (-) Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, imipenem, cilastatin, minocycline Alive (12 months)
2012 [8] M/49 Myasthenia Gravis, Malignant thymoma Prednisone Mediastinum (+) Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, amikacin, imipenem Alive (5 months)
2016 [9] M/65 Autoimmune hemolytic anemia Prednisolone Lung (+) Ceftriaxone, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim Alive (5 months)
Present case M/51 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Prednisolone Brain (−) Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, ceftriaxone, minocycline, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid Expire (10 months)