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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: 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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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 Meningoencephalitis Presenting with Acute Hydrocephalus

Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2008
The leptomyxid amoeba Balαmuthia 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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Multifocal Balamuthia mandrillaris infection in a dog in Australia

Parasitology Research, 2006
A 6-year-old male golden retriever, with an 8-month history of seizures and a clinical diagnosis of lymphoma in the central nervous system, was (at the owner's request) euthanized after signs of respiratory distress and shock developed. Upon postmortem examination, the diagnoses of meningoencephalitis and pneumonia were made. A histological examination
Peter J, Finnin, Govinda S, Visvesvara, Bronwyn E, Campbell, Darren R, Fry, Robin B, Gasser   +4 more
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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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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 meningoencephalitis in an immunocompromised patient

Journal of Neurosurgery, 2009
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a rare but increasingly recognized cause of amebic encephalitis, yet it remains poorly understood. The condition is almost universally fatal, and due to diagnostic difficulty, most cases are identified postmortem. The authors report a case of Balamuthia amebic encephalitis in a patient with combined variable immunodeficiency ...
Akash P, Kansagra, Jayant P, Menon, Chester K, Yarbrough, Klaudia, Urbaniak, J Dawn, Waters, Ewa, Borys, Rahul, Jandial   +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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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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