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Nocardia cerebral abscess is rare, constituting approximately 1-2% of all cerebral abscesses. Mortality for a cerebral abscess ofNocardia is three times higher than that of other bacterial cerebral abscesses, therefore, early diagnosis and therapy is important. Nocardia cerebral abscess is generally occur among immunocompromised patients, and critical infection in immunocompetentpatients is extremely rare. We report on a case of a brain abscess by Nocardia farcinica in an immunocompetent patientwho received treatment with surgery and antibiotics. This is the second case of a brain abscess caused by N. farcinica in an immunocompetentpatient in Korea.
