Nocardia infection: a rare case report of a cerebellar mass
This case underscores the importance of including uncommon opportunistic pathogens like <i>Nocardia</i> in the differential diagnosis of CNS lesions in immunocompromised patients. A definitive diagnosis via microbiological analysis of tissue specimens is imperative to guide appropriate antimicrobial therapy and achieve a favourable clinical outcome.
Authors
- Izzuddin Azaharuddin
- Yongxian Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9039-459X)
- Farah Hanim Abdullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3451-722X)
- Mohammad Nizam Mokhtar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2079-6216)
- Chuan Hun Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6040-219X)
- Mohd Imree Azmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4709-1777)
- Affiza Zainudin
Institutions
- University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (MY)
- National University of Malaysia (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1687102
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Actinomycetales infections and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.07