NOCARDIA BEIJINGENSIS BRAIN ABSCESS IN AN HIV INFECTED PATIENT: A FIRST CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW.

We report here brain abscesses caused by Nocardia beijingensis in a 59-year-old-Thai male with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection presenting with progressive right sided hemiparesis. A computed tomography scan of the brain showed multiple brain abscesses. A stereotactic brain biopsy and 16S rRNA sequencing showed Nocardia beijingensis. The patient was treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and recovered completely. As far as we are aware, this is the first reported case of a brain abscess in an HIV infected patient due to Nocardia beijingensis.