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Amebic meningoencephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris

Pediatric Neurology, 1994
Free-living amebae etiologically associated with central nervous system (CNS) infection in children have included Acanthamoeba, Naegleria, and recently, leptomyxid ameba. Two previously healthy children are reported with CNS infection caused by leptomyxid ameba, recently classified as Balamuthia mandrillaris.
D A, Griesemer, L L, Barton, C M, Reese, P C, Johnson, J A, Gabrielsen, D, Talwar, G S, Visvesvara   +6 more
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Balamuthia mandrillaris: its Pathogenic Potential

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 2001
In 1958, Clyde G. Culbertson predicted the occurrence in humans of infection by free-living amebas (6). A few years later, Rodney F. Carter and Malcolm Fowler, in Adelaide, Australia, reported the first human cases of primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by Naegleria fowleri [2, 91.
A J, Martínez, F L, Schuster, G S, Visvesvara   +2 more
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Balamuthia mandrillaris Meningoencephalitis Presenting with Acute Hydrocephalus

Pediatric Neurosurgery, 1997
The leptomyxid amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris, previously believed to be a harmless soil-inhabiting organism, is now known to be a rare but consistently lethal cause of meningoencephalitis in humans. We report a case of amebic meningoencephalitis caused by B. mandrillaris which presented as a febrile illness with acute hydrocephalus.
B J, Duke, R W, Tyson, R, DeBiasi, J E, Freeman, K R, Winston   +4 more
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Balamuthia Amebic Encephalitis Cured and Discharged

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
Intracerebral granulomatous infectious encephalitis caused by Baboon Balamuthia amoeba is a rare form of infectious granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. There are very limited case reports of cured discharges. The authors report a 59-year-old male patient who met the diagnostic criteria for granulomatous infection caused by Baboon Balamuthia amoeba ...
Benda, Qin, Liyan, Jia, Jian, Chen, Wei, Liu   +3 more
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Balamuthia mandrillaris: een beestachtige doodsoorzaak

Critical Care, 2014
In deze casus bespreken we de ziektegeschiedenis van een patiente die na een bezoek aan Gambia met een meningitisachtig beeld werd opgenomen op de ic van het Erasmus Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (EMC). Ze overleed uiteindelijk aan een granulomateuze amoeben encefalitis (GAE), veroorzaakt door de Balamuthia mandrillaris.
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A rare survivor of Balamuthia granulomatous encephalitis

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2011
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a rapidly fatal nfection of the central nervous system (CNS) caused by Acanhamoeba spp. and the more recently described Balamuthia andrillaris. The insidious onset of GAE infection renders timely iagnosis difficult, and in combination with the lack of effecive antimicrobial therapy, there are few reports of ...
Elissa, Botterill, Gary, Yip
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Canine amoebic meningoencephalitis due to Balamuthia mandrillaris

Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 2018
A 1-year-old Siberian Husky dog with acute-onset of seizures, recumbency, paddling, and muscular fasciculations was autopsied. A locally extensive hemorrhagic and malacic focus was noted in the right cerebral frontal cortex, and severe necrotizing and hemorrhagic, neutrophilic meningoencephalitis was diagnosed microscopically.
Rory Chia-Ching, Chien, Corbin R, Telford, Shantanu, Roy, Ibne Karim M, Ali, Wun-Ju, Shieh, Anthony W, Confer   +5 more
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Balamuthia mandrillaris: The multiple nuclei of Balamuthia amebas; their location, activity, and site of development

Experimental Parasitology, 2010
Multiple nuclei were first noted in the pseudopodia of Balamuthia mandrillaris amebas feeding on mammalian cells. Phase microscope observations of live amebas in vitro reveal that while many amebas have a single nucleus, others have multiple nuclear-like structures, now confirmed as nuclei with hematoxylin and Feulgen stains.
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Immunogens in Balamuthia mandrillaris: a proteomic exploration

Parasitology Research
Balamuthia mandrillaris is the causative agent of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, a rare and often fatal infection affecting the central nervous system. The amoeba is isolated from diverse environmental sources and can cause severe infections in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals.
Rosalía, Alfaro-Sifuentes, Luis Fernando, Lares-Jiménez, Saul, Rojas-Hernández, María Maricela, Carrasco-Yépez, Diego Alexander, Rojas-Ortega, Libia Zulema, Rodriguez-Anaya, Jose Reyes, Gonzalez-Galaviz, Fernando, Lares-Villa   +7 more
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Imaging monitoring of Balamuthia granulomatous amoebic encephalitis

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Balamuthia 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, Fang, Sheng, Chenmei, Zhang, Xiaorong, Chen   +3 more
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