Unmasking Balamuthia mandrillaris Through PCR in a Case of Multifocal Brain Lesions [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious DiseasesBalamuthia mandrillaris is a rare free-living amoeba that causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), a frequently fatal central nervous system infection.
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A clinical case report of Balamuthia granulomatous amoebic encephalitis in a non-immunocompromised patient and literature review. [PDF]
BMC Infect Dis, 2023 Background Balamuthia granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a peculiar parasitic infectious disease of the central nervous system, about 39% of the infected Balamuthia GAE patients were found to be immunocompromised and is extremely rare clinically.
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Next-Generation Sequencing for Diagnosis of Fatal Balamuthia Amoebic Encephalitis: A Case Report. [PDF]
Diagnostics (Basel)Background: Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoebic parasite that primarily causes rare opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts. Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE) is a rare yet severe parasitic infection affecting the central ...
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Rapidly Progressive Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis in a Diabetic Individual. [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 We present a case of rapidly progressive granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in an individual with diabetes mellitus. Our patient presented with occipital headache, blurry vision, confusion, and gait imbalance of one week'
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Free-living amoebic encephalitis - Case series. [PDF]
Trop ParasitolIntroduction: Free-living amoeba is ubiquitous in fresh water, mud, and moist soil; although seldom pathogenic to humans, Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba spp., and Balamuthia spp. are known to cause infections of the central nervous system.
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Fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis due to Acanthamoeba sp. with bacterial co-infection in an immunocompetent critically ill patient: A case report and review of the literature. [PDF]
IDCasesIntroduction Free-living amoebae are common, ubiquitous environmental saprophytic protozoa that can cause granulomatous encephalitis and other serious neurological infections.
Boukoub N +5 more
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Fatal Case of Balamuthia Amoebic Encephalitis in a Patient With MOG Antibody-Associated Disease. [PDF]
Open Forum Infect DisA 52-year-old female patient with a background of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease under immunosuppression presented with headache and confusion, requiring hospitalization.
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A Case of Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis diagnosed and intervened at an Early Stage
Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery, 2023 肉芽腫性アメーバ性脳炎 (granulomatous amoebic encephalitis : GAE) を早期に疑い, 治療介入に至った症例を報告する. 症例は43歳の男性. 左上下肢の脱力で前医に救急搬送された. MRIで一部広範な脳浮腫を伴う両側大脳半球の多発病変を認め, 紹介となった. 開頭生検術を施行し, Periodic acid-Schiff staining (PAS染色) でアメーバ性脳炎が疑われ, 術後早期から薬物療法を開始した.
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Genotyping of Acanthamoeba spp. isolated from patients with granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. [PDF]
Indian J Med Res, 2018 Free-living amoebae of genera Acanthamoeba, Balamuthia and Naegleria are the most prevalent protozoa found in ecological environments and have been implicated in causing human infections.
Megha K, Sehgal R, Khurana S.
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Infectious Microbes & DiseasesBalamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE) is a rare and often fatal central nervous system infection caused by the free-living protozoon Balamuthia mandrillaris. Identifying the prognostic factors that affect the survival of pediatric patients is crucial for
Juan-Juan Liu +10 more
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