A Rare Case of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Abscess Mimicking Brain Tumor in an Immunocompetent Patient.
Central nervous system infections
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Journal
Brain tumor research and treatment
ISSN: 2288-2405
Titre abrégé: Brain Tumor Res Treat
Pays: Korea (South)
ID NLM: 101627407
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2023
Jul 2023
Historique:
received:
24
05
2023
revised:
15
06
2023
accepted:
06
07
2023
medline:
8
8
2023
pubmed:
8
8
2023
entrez:
7
8
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is a type of bacteria that typically infects the pulmonary system, and NTM-central nervous system (CNS) infection, which occurs in the brain, is a very rare disease. A 64-year-old female patient presented with seizures as the main symptom and was found to have a mass of less than 1 cm in the right temporal lobe with accompanying edema. Although diseases such as tumor metastasis and parasitic cyst were suspected, the patient underwent a surgical resection, and NTM-CNS infection with abscess was diagnosed through biopsy. Antibiotic treatment was initiated after surgery, and the patient has been followed up without any significant symptoms. In this report, we review a rare case of NTM-CNS infection and discuss the understanding and treatment of this disease.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37550823
pii: 11.219
doi: 10.14791/btrt.2023.0019
pmc: PMC10409619
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
219-222Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 The Korean Brain Tumor Society, The Korean Society for Neuro-Oncology, and The Korean Society for Pediatric Neuro-Oncology.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.
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