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Insights into adjunctive corticosteroid therapy in fulminant herpes simplex virus encephalitis: case analysis with contrasting outcomes [PDF]

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis, predominantly caused by HSV-1, presents with significant morbidity and mortality challenges. This research investigates the particular role of adjunctive corticosteroid therapy in fulminant HSV encephalitis ...
Nawal Abdelghaffar, Hussein Algahtani, Bader Shirah, Hussam A. Jamaluddin   +3 more
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Encystment and Excystment Processes in Acanthamoeba castellanii: An Emphasis on Cellulose Involvement

Pathogens
The free-living amoeba Acanthamoeba castellanii is a unicellular eukaryote distributed in a wide range of soil or aquatic environments, either natural or human-made, such as rivers, lakes, drinking water, or swimming pools.
Mathew Choaji, Ascel Samba-Louaka, Zineb Fechtali-Moute, Willy Aucher, Sébastien Pomel   +4 more
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Acanthamoeba encephalitis in an immunocompetent child and review of the imaging features of intracranial acanthamoebic infections in immunocompetent patients

, 2018
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba is a rare entity mainly affecting immunocompromised patients. We reported a case of Acanthamoeba encephalitis of a 1-year-old immunocompetent child and described the CT and MRI findings of the ...
Part Time Noor Husna binti Mohamad Zayadi
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Free Living Ameobae Ringing the Door Bell: First Ameobic Meningo-Encephalitis Case in Retropositive Patient in Rajasthan and Review of Literature

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
A case report of 67 years old retro-positive lady, who presented with significant weight loss, fever, seizures, and loss of consciousness in emergency department of tertiary care hospital.
Shaveta Kataria, Ashina Singla, Puneet Rijhwani, Ram K. Jat   +3 more
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ISEV2025 Abstract Book

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Volume 14, Issue S1, October 2025.
wiley   +1 more source

Early plasma cell-free DNA diagnosis of fatal

IDCases
Background: Acanthamoeba granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) is a rare, highly lethal opportunistic infection in immunocompromised hosts. Diagnosis is difficult because clinical and radiographic findings are nonspecific and conventional cerebrospinal
Julie Hill-Mak, J. Sebastian Danobeitia, Alejandro Perez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Combined drug therapy in the management of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis due to Acanthamoeba spp., and Balamuthia mandrillaris

, 2014
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is caused by two protist pathogens, Acanthamoeba spp., and Balamuthia mandrillaris. Although rare, it almost always results in death.
Baig, Abdul Mannan, Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah, Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Baig, Abdul Mannan, Dr., Kulsoom, Huma   +4 more
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In vitro Effect of Monosaccharides on the Virulence of Acanthamoeba Isolated from Patients with Amoebic Keratitis

پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا, 2007
Introduction & Objective: Acanthamoeba is free-living amoeba that is found in soil, water, air as well as in human pharynx. Acanthamoeba is causative agent of granulomatose amoebic encephalitis (GAE) in immunosuppressed and AIDS individuals and amoebic ...
Yahya Maoofi, Abdolhosein Dalimi Asl, Fatemeh Ghaffari Far, Fariba Khoshzaban   +3 more
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Amoebic encephalitis

, 2023
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Isolated Amoebic Abscess of Spleen

, 2013
Amoebic liver abscess is the most common extraintestinal manifestation of amoebiasis. Extrahepatic amoebic abscesses have occasionally been described in the lung, brain, and skin and presumably result from hematogenous spread. Isolated amoebic abscess of
Babu S, Guleria R, Mahajan S, Sood S, Kaushik M, Raina R, Raghav S   +6 more
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