Nocardiosis of the Central Nervous System: A rare complication of COVID management?
IDCases
; 29: e01599, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
This case report examines a previously immunocompetent male that was treated with a prolonged course of corticosteroids for COVID pneumonia. He then returned with worsening headaches followed by flaccid paralysis of extremities due to cerebral and spinal cord abscesses secondary to Nocardia farcinica. A review of the literature on the mechanism of immunosuppression with COVID infection and corticosteroids is provided.
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IDCases
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2022
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