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Case Reports
. 2009 May;47(5):1602-4.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01932-08. Epub 2009 Mar 18.

Brain abscess caused by Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens in an immunocompetent patient

Wang-Huei Sheng  1 , Yu-Tsung Huang, Shan-Chwen Chang, Po-Ren Hsueh
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Case Reports

Brain abscess caused by Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens in an immunocompetent patient

Wang-Huei Sheng et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 May.

Abstract

We describe a previously healthy patient with chronic otitis media complicated with cerebellar abscess caused by Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens. The organism was identified based on conventional biochemical identification methods, PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the hsp65 gene, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The patient was treated successfully with debridements and prolonged antibiotic therapy.

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FIG. 1.
MRIs of the head and neck show multiple abscess formation involving the perivertebral space of the right upper neck and right skull base (mastoid bone, right occipital condyle, and C1 lateral mass) (arrows) (A) and an intracranial abscess of the right cerebellum (arrowhead) (B) caused by Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens.
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