Brain Abscesses Caused by Nocardia paucivorans in a Multiple Myeloma Patient Treated with Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone: a Case Report and Review of Literature

We report the first case of multiple brain abscesses caused by Nocardia paucivorans in a patient suffering from multiple myeloma on treatment with lenalidomide and dexamethasone. N. paucivorans is a recently described species of the genus Nocardia, which is supposed to have a heightened neurotropism...

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Main Authors: Monticelli, Jacopo, Luzzati, Roberto, Maurel, Cristina, Rosin, Chiara, Valentinotti, Romina, Farina, Claudio
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4283927/