Ann Infect Dis Epidemiol | Volume 4, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

Disseminated Rhodococcus Sp Infection with Central Nervous System Involvement in a Patient with AIDS Case Report and Literature Review

Giomi CV^1*, Altamiranda CG², García JL¹, Benchetrit A¹, Echazarreta SE¹, Corti M¹, Wallach J¹ and Rollet R¹

¹Department of Infectious Diseases, F. J. Muñiz Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
²Department of Infectious Diseases, Interzonal General Acute Hospital Abraham F. Piñeyro, Argentina

^*Correspondance to: Giomi CV 

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Abstract

Rhodococcus sp. is a microorganism historically known as a cause of zoonotic diseases. It is an infrequent human pathogen that typically manifests as cavitary pneumonia. However, Rhododoccusgene can also produce systemic disease with multi-organic involvement. In the past decades, it has emerged as an opportunistic bacteria affecting predominantly immunocompromised patients. Here, we report a case of an HIV-positive patient who developed a disseminated disease due to Rhodococcus sp. with central nervous system involvement.

Keywords:

Rhodococcus; Cerebral mass lesion; HIV; AIDS

Citation:

Giomi CV, Altamiranda CG, García JL, Benchetrit A, Echazarreta SE, Corti M, et al. Disseminated Rhodococcus Sp Infection with Central Nervous System Involvement in a Patient with AIDS Case Report and Literature Review. Ann Infect Dis Epidemiol. 2019;4(1):1039.