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A Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis survivor in China, and literature review

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE) is a rare, fatal parasitic infection of the central nervous system, with a current mortality rate above 95%. The high fatality rate is largely attributed to atypical clinicopathological features, delayed diagnosis, and the absence of effective treatment methods, so quick recognition of this disease is vital.
Yuemian Liang
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Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis Caused by Balamuthia Mandrillaris in an Immunocompetent Girl

World Neurosurgery, 2012
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a recently recognized cause of a rare, devastating infection, granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). Presenting symptoms of GAE are nonspecific and can last for months before becoming clinically significant. Once the infection involves the central nervous system, death often results within days to weeks.
David A, Stidd, Brandon, Root, Martin E, Weinand, Rein, Anton   +3 more
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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for diagnosis of fatal Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis

Infection, Genetics and Evolution
Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE), caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris, is a rare and life-threatening infectious disease with no specific and effective treatments available. The diagnosis of BAE at an early stage is difficult because of the non-specific clinical manifestations and neuroimaging.A 52-year-old male patient, who had no previous history ...
Lixia Qin, Ziwei Wu, Qihua Chen
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Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis

The Lancet, 2004
White, J M L, Barker, R D, Salisbury, J R, Fife, A J, Lucas, S B, Warhurst, D C, Higgins, E M   +6 more
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[A clinico-pathological study of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis].

Zhonghua bing li xue za zhi = Chinese journal of pathology, 2003
To study the clinico-pathological characteristics and differential diagnosis of granulomatous meningioencephalitis caused by acanthamoeba.The clinical features, CT scan findings and post mortem pathological changes of 3 patients afflicted with granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) were analysed.GAE is a chronic clinical entity.
D, Lu, L, Luo, Q, Xu, C, Li
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Amoebic encephalitis in a farmer

Pathology, 2015
Shota Kobayashi, Akihiro Tsukadaira, Sumio Kobayashi, Shinji Izumiyama, Han-Seung Yoon   +4 more
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Primary amoebic meningo-encephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri.

Journal of the Indian Medical Association, 2012
Primary amoebic meningo-encephalitis is a fulminant, often rapidly fatal infection affecting individuals with a recent history of swimming in warm fresh water. A fatal case of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri in a 35 years old male suffering from human immunodeficiency virus with pulmonary tuberculosis infection is reported.
Ragini, Jain, Vijai, Tilak
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Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis Mimicking Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 2021
Christina E, Douglas, Matthew L, Haynie, Geoffrey A, Weinberg, Mahlon D, Johnson, Rajnish, Bharadwaj, Zoë R, Williams   +5 more
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Motile trophozoites in granulomatous amoebic encephalitis

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine
Nitin Gupta, Pothumarthy Venkata Swathi Kiran, Vinay Khanna, Sumeeta Khurana, Muralidhar Varma, Tirlangi Praveen Kumar   +5 more
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A case of fatal amoebic encephalitis caused by , China

Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2022
Wenhong zhang, Jingwen Ai, Shenglei Yu
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