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Acta Clinica Belgica, 2021 Introduction: Acanthamoeba spp. is a ubiquitous free-living amoeba that causes human infections affecting predominantly the cornea and central nervous system. The diagnosis and treatment of Acanthamoeba encephalitis is very challenging.
Francisco M Guerra +2 more
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Successful Treatment of Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis with Combination Antimicrobial Therapy
Internal Medicine, 2013 Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a rare but fatal infection. Due to its nonspecific symptoms and laboratory and neuroradiological findings, it is rarely diagnosed antemortem. We herein present the case of a 72-year-old Japanese woman who was diagnosed with GAE following the detection of a pathogen similar to Balamuthia mandrillaris under a ...
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Primary amoebic meningo-encephalitis in Southern Africa
Journal of Infection, 1993A fatal childhood case of confirmed primary amoebic meningo-encephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri is reported. This appears to be the first such case identified in southern Africa. The diagnosis and management of this unusual and lethal infection is discussed and attention is drawn to the possible danger of swimming in contaminated warm water.
C J, Schoeman +2 more
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Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis presenting as a solitary mass lesion
Radiology of Infectious Diseases, 2020 Abstract Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis is a rare progressive infectious disease of the central nervous system with a high mortality rate. It usually presents as multiple ring-enhancing lesions in the brain with surrounding edema evident, while the granulomatous amoeba encephalitis reported in this case is manifested as a solitary mass in the ...
Nianxia Fu, Jianxun Song
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Balamuthia mandrillarisamoebic encephalitis mimicking tuberculous meningitis
Neuropathology, 2023A 76‐year‐old female with no apparent immunosuppressive conditions and no history of exposure to freshwater and international travel presented with headache and nausea 3 weeks before the presentation. On admission, her consciousness was E4V4V6. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed pleocytosis with mononuclear cell predominance, elevated protein, and ...
Yoya Ono +7 more
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Relapsing granulomatous amoebic encephalitis
Practical NeurologyFree-living amoebae like Naegleria fowleri , Acanthamoeba or Balamuthia mandrillaris are rare causes of central nervous system infections.
Sampurna Chowdhury +6 more
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Balamuthia Mandrillaris Amoebic Encephalitis: An Emerging Parasitic Infection
Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2012Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free living amoeba that can be isolated from soil. It is an emerging pathogen causing skin lesions as well as CNS involvement with a fatal outcome if untreated. The infection has been described more commonly in inmunocompetent individuals, mostly males, many children, and with a predilection for population with Hispanic ...
Bravo Puccio, Francisco Gerardo +1 more
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Fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris
Medical Journal of Australia, 1997Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris is rare (63 human) cases reported worldwide) and fatal. We report a case in a five-year-old boy who had previously been well. For 18 months, he had had a slowly progressive, granulomatous mid facial lesion, but despite extensive investigation definitive diagnosis was made only with ...
Reed, R.P. +6 more
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Imaging of Amoebic encephalitis – “Swimmers in brain”
2022Learning objectives: Describing the classic imaging features and the role of imaging modalities in amoebic encephalitis , assess the complication of the entity and important features to distinguish it from other forms of infectious...
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Imaging monitoring of Balamuthia granulomatous amoebic encephalitis
Clinical Neurology and NeurosurgeryBalamuthia granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a rare and highly lethal infectious disease affecting the central nervous system, caused by the Balamuthia amoeba. This article reports the case of a child with normal immune function and no apparent epidemiological risk factors.
Jinzhi, Mei +3 more
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