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Granulomatous amebic encephalitis in a patient treated with chemotherapy: a case report and literature review [PDF]

Journal of Neurocritical Care
Background Granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) is caused by Acanthamoeba species or Balamuthia mandrillaris, which are microscopic, free-living amoebas found worldwide. People with compromised immune systems are at an increased risk of fatal cerebral
Marcos R. Flores, Miranda G. Montion, Aneesha N. Usman, Munachiso A. Ngene, Samir Ruxmohan   +4 more
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Human infections caused by free-living amoebae

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2017
Introduction Among free-living amoebae that are widely distributed in nature only four genera/species are known as agents of human infections: Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleriafowleri, Balamuthia mandrillaris and Sappiniapedata.
Katarzyna Król-Turmińska, Alina Olender   +1 more
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Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment Plans of Balamuthia mandrillaris Encephalitis in Pediatrics: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Journal of Pediatrics Review
Background: Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba responsible for a rare but fatal microbial encephalitis in pediatric patients. Pediatric cases are extremely rare and typically present with nonspecific symptoms, leading to delayed diagnosis ...
Hoda Mehrabi, Reza Ghasemikhah
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Challenges and advances in the medical treatment of granulomatous amebic encephalitis

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
Granulomatous amebic encephalitis, caused by the free-living amebae Balamuthia mandrillaris or Acanthamoeba species, is a rare and deadly infectious syndrome with a current mortality rate of >90%.
Natasha Spottiswoode, Julia C. Haston, Natasha W. Hanners, Katherine Gruenberg, Annie Kim, Joseph L. DeRisi, Michael R. Wilson   +6 more
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Balamuthia mandrillaris infection [PDF]

Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2001
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Balamuthia [PDF]

, 2020
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Encefalitis granulomatosa amibiana en paciente inmunocompetente

Revista Venezolana de Salud Pública, 2018
La encefalitis amibiana granulomatosa es una entidad clínica infrecuente, generalmente presente en personas inmunocomprometidas,donde los pocos casos reportados en la literatura se deben a infecciones por amebas de vida libre presentes en todo el mundo ...
Roberto Matos, Jenny Ruiz, Leonardo Casanova, Gustavo Gonzalez   +3 more
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Balamuthia mandrillaris [PDF]

, 2020
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Amebiasis del sistema nervioso central: reporte de seis casos en el Perú

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública
Se reportan seis casos de encefalitis amebiana admitidos en el Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas entre los años 1994-2010 en Perú; estos casos ingresaron por sospecha clínica de tumor cerebral primario maligno y uno como sarcoma orbito-nasal.
Enrique Orrego-Puelles, Sandro Casavilca, Fausto J Rodríguez, Bobbi S Pritt, Miluska Castillo, Carlos A Castañeda   +5 more
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Molecular identification of potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae in environmental samples from urban areas of Kerman, Southeastern Iran. [PDF]

Parasite Epidemiol Control
Ghasemi AA, Akhlaghi E, Babaei Z, Zia-Ali N, Rostami S, Borhani M, Ghasemi T, Harandi MF.   +7 more
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