Nocardia farcinica isolated meningitis in a patient with Behcet's disease: case report and literature review

Abstract

Nocardia is a gram-positive bacillus, which is the cause of various diseases such as cutaneous, ocular and central nervous system (CNS) infections in both immunocompetent and immune-compromised patients [1]. The range of these diseases can be from a sub-clinical infection to a life-threatening diseases [2]. These infections especially CNS infections are more happens in immunocompromised patients [1, 2]. On the other hand over the past several years the number of immunocompromised patients are increased [1]. Nocardial meningitis is very rare and may be associated with or without a brain abscess.