Central Nervous System Actinomycosis
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https://doi.org/10.34024/rnc.2000.v8.8956Keywords:
Actinomycosis, brain abscess, central nervous systemAbstract
The authors describe an HIV negative patient with a subacute onset of headache and sleepiness with abnormal cerebral imaging investigation. The cranial CT scan revealed a ring-enhancing lesion at the right thalamus and the MRI of the brain confirmed the presence of an isolated thalamic lesion. A stereotactic-guided brain biopsy brought up the hystological diagnosis of cerebral actinomycosis, succesfully treated with high doses of intravenous penicillin
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