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Pathogenic free-living amoebic encephalitis from 48 cases in China: A systematic review [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
BackgroundFree-living amoebae (FLA) including Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba spp., and Balamuthia mandrillaris can become pathogenic and cause severe cerebral infections, named primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), granulomatous amoebic ...
Xiang-Ting Chen
exaly   +5 more sources

Imaging findings of Balamuthia mandrillaris amoebic encephalitis in 2 cases with different prognosis and literature review [PDF]

BMC Neurology
Introduction Balamuthia mandrillaris amoebic encephalitis is a rare granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by infection with Balamuthia mandrillaris with a fatality rate over 90%.
Haiyan Lou
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Application of ventriculoscopy in granulomatous amoebic encephalitis: a case report in China and literature review [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a kind of brain-eating amoeba leading to granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) with a high mortality rate and limited effective treatment options. Its underlying pathological mechanisms are still poorly understood.
Zequan Zheng, Zequan Zheng, Fajun Chen, Lulu Qin, Aili Lu, Haoyou Xu, Min Zhao, Yuanqi Zhao   +7 more
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Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis directly causing intracranial infection: A case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE) is a rare and often fatal central nervous system (CNS) infection caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris, a free-living amoeba typically found in soil and water. This organism can invade the brain directly, bypassing other
Yuhan Liang, Yanhong Liu, Zelong Chen, Jiayi Sun, Xuemeng Zhang, Yulin Wang   +5 more
exaly   +5 more sources

The application of shotgun metagenomics to the diagnosis of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis due to Balamuthia mandrillaris: a case report [PDF]

BMC Neurology, 2021
Background Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is an infrequent and fatal infectious disease worldwide. Antemortem diagnosis in this condition is very difficult because clinical manifestations and neuroimaging are nonspecific. Case presentation A 60-
Shota Hirakata, Yusuke Sakiyama, Akiko Yoshimura, Mei Ikeda, Katsunori Takahata, Yuichi Tashiro, Michiyoshi Yoshimura, Hitoshi Arata, Hajime Yonezawa, Mari Kirishima, Michiyo Higashi, Miho Hatanaka, Takuro Kanekura, Kenji Yagita, Eiji Matsuura, Hiroshi Takashima   +15 more
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The first reported case of Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis initially presenting as anti-NMDAR encephalitis [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
Balamuthia mandrillaris (B. mandrillaris) is a highly pathogenic free-living amoeba that can invade the central nervous system and cause Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE).
Shaoqing Yang, Zhijie Fan, Rui Wu, Lirong Duan, Jingjie Sun, Jingjie Sun   +5 more
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Amoebic Encephalitis Caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris [PDF]

Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine, 2019
We present the case of a 71-year-old man who was diagnosed with amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris. He had rheumatic arthritis for 30 years and had undergone continuous treatment with immunosuppressants.
Su Jung Kum, Hye Won Lee, Hye Ra Jung, Misun Choe, Sang Pyo Kim   +4 more
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A patient with granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris survived with two excisions and medication [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a rare central nervous system infection caused by the Balamuthia mandrillaris or Acanthamoeba species.
Limei Peng, Quan Zhou, Yu Wu, Xiaoli Cao, Zili Lv, Minghua Su, Yachun Yu, Wen Huang   +7 more
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A case report of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis by Group 1 Acanthamoeba genotype T18 diagnosed by the combination of morphological examination and genetic analysis [PDF]

Diagnostic Pathology, 2018
Background The diagnosis of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis is challenging for clinicians because it is a rare and lethal disease. Previous reports have indicated that Acanthamoeba with some specific genotypes tend to cause the majority of human ...
Takahiro Matsui, Tetsuo Maeda, Shinsuke Kusakabe, Hideyuki Arita, Kenji Yagita, Eiichi Morii, Yuzuru Kanakura   +6 more
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Mitochondrial genome diversity of Balamuthia mandrillaris revealed by a fatal case of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. [PDF]

Front Microbiol, 2023
Introduction Balamuthia (B.) mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that can cause rare yet fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). However, efficacious treatment for GAE is currently unavailable, especially when genomic studies on B.
Law CT, Nivesvivat T, Xiong Q, Kulkeaw K, Shi L, Ruenchit P, Suwanpakdee D, Suwanpakdee P, Tongkrajang N, Sarasombath PT, Tsui SK.   +10 more
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