Nocardia farcinica Brain Abscess in a Glucocorticoid-Treated Patient with Giant-Cell Arteritis: A Case Report

Simon Valenti; Masahiro Kogami; Mai Suzuki; Toshio Naito; Naoto Tamura

doi:10.12659/AJCR.949616

23 November 2025 : Case report Japan

Nocardia farcinica Brain Abscess in a Glucocorticoid-Treated Patient with Giant-Cell Arteritis: A Case Report

Adverse events of drug therapy, Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Simon Valenti

^{ABCDEF 1}, Masahiro Kogami

^{DE 2*}, Mai Suzuki^{CDE 1}, Toshio Naito

^{E 1}, Naoto Tamura^{E 2}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949616

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949616

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Figure 1 Coronal PET-CT scan showing a 2.1-cm nodule (red arrow) in the upper lobe of the left lung (SUVmax: 10.20). PET-CT – positron emission tomography-computed tomography.

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Nocardia farcinica Brain Abscess in a Glucocorticoid-Treated Patient with Giant-Cell Arteritis: A Case Report

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