Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris Encephalitis [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2019 Balamuthia mandrillaris is a rare cause of granulomatous meningoencephalitis associated with high mortality. We report a 69-year-old Caucasian female who presented with a 3-day history of worsening confusion and difficulty with speech.
Binoy Yohannan, Mark Feldman
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A case report of Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis [PDF]
HeliyonBalamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE) is a rare and severe parasitic infection of the central nervous system. Its delayed diagnosis and treatment are often due to the lack of specific clinical manifestations and its poor prognosis.
Zhen Li +4 more
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Amoebic Encephalitis Caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris [PDF]
Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine, 2019 We present the case of a 71-year-old man who was diagnosed with amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris. He had rheumatic arthritis for 30 years and had undergone continuous treatment with immunosuppressants.
Su Jung Kum +4 more
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Fatal amoebic meningoencephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in Pongo pygmaeus and first case report in Pan troglodytes verus [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceBalamuthia mandrillaris is an amoeba that can cause granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) as well as lung and skin infections in both humans and animals. Studies on B. mandrillaris-related GAE cases have increased in recent years. This amoeba has been
Rubén L. Rodríguez-Expósito +36 more
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The role of plasma metagenomic sequencing in identification of Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis [PDF]
Acta Neuropathologica CommunicationsBalamuthia mandrillaris is a rare, free-living amoeba (FLA) that causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, a disease with close to 90% mortality. The geographical ranges of many FLA are expanding, potentially increasing human exposure to B. mandrillaris.
Sarah Y. Edminster +10 more
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Balamuthia mandrillaris trophozoites ingest human neuronal cells via a trogocytosis-independent mechanism [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background Environmental protozoa need an adaptation mechanism to survive drastic changes in niches in the human body. In the brain parenchyma, Balamuthia mandrillaris trophozoites, which are causative agents of fatal brain damage, must acquire nutrients
Worakamol Pengsart +4 more
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Antiamoebic Properties of Laboratory and Clinically Used Drugs against Naegleria fowleri and Balamuthia mandrillaris [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2022 Naegleria fowleri and Balamuthia mandrillaris are pathogenic free-living amoebae that infect the central nervous system with over 95% mortality rates.
Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui +6 more
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Antiamoebic Properties of Metabolites against Naegleria fowleri and Balamuthia mandrillaris [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2022 Naegleria fowleri and Balamuthia mandrillaris are free-living, opportunistic protists, distributed widely in the environment. They are responsible for primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), the fatal ...
Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui +7 more
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18F-FDG PET/CT findings in fatal Balamuthia Mandrillaris encephalitis in brain stem: A case report [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsWe presented a case of a 66-year-old female whose initial symptom was headache without obvious inducement. The patient's condition progressed rapidly to a semi-coma state after symptomatic treatment.
Hualei Xu +5 more
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Diagnosing Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis via next-generation sequencing in a 13-year-old girl [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2020 Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis has a subacute-to-chronic course and is almost invariably fatal owing to delayed diagnosis and a lack of effective therapy.
Xia Wu +6 more
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