eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Medical Case Reports 2374-216X 2021-03-05 9 5 295 297 10.12691/ajmcr-9-5-9 AJMCR2021959 article Neeraj Salhotra neersal@hotmail.com 1 Mahmood Al Hattali 1 Livingston C. 1 Nawal Al Kindy 2 Amal Al Jabri 2 Jospaul Lucas 3 Kauther Al Zakwani 3 Yasir Ahmad Fouad Al-jubouri 3 Department of Neurosurgery, Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Oman Department of Microbiology, Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Oman Department of Neuroradiology, Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Oman Cerebral Nocardiosis is a rare, challenging, opportunistic infectious disease of the central nervous system occurring in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. It often results in intraparenchymal abscess formation, which represents only 2% of all cerebral abscesses. The diagnosis of cerebral Nocardiosis is seldom based on imaging. Bacteriological diagnosis is often reached only after surgical excision of the abscess. We herewith reports 37 yr old patient with cerebellar abscess which grew nocardia. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/9/5/9/ajmcr-9-5-9.pdf format microsoft word template style insert template