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Application of ventriculoscopy in granulomatous amoebic encephalitis: a case report in China and literature review [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a kind of brain-eating amoeba leading to granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) with a high mortality rate and limited effective treatment options. Its underlying pathological mechanisms are still poorly understood.
Lulu Qin, Zhao Yuanqi
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Mitochondrial genome diversity of Balamuthia mandrillaris revealed by a fatal case of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
IntroductionBalamuthia (B.) mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that can cause rare yet fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). However, efficacious treatment for GAE is currently unavailable, especially when genomic studies on B.
Detchvijitr Suwanpakdee, Nongnat Tongkrajang, Kulkeaw Kasem   +2 more
exaly   +6 more sources

A case report of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis by Group 1 Acanthamoeba genotype T18 diagnosed by the combination of morphological examination and genetic analysis [PDF]

Diagnostic Pathology, 2018
Background The diagnosis of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis is challenging for clinicians because it is a rare and lethal disease. Previous reports have indicated that Acanthamoeba with some specific genotypes tend to cause the majority of human ...
Takahiro Matsui, Tetsuo Maeda, Shinsuke Kusakabe, Hideyuki Arita, Kenji Yagita, Eiichi Morii, Yuzuru Kanakura   +6 more
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The application of shotgun metagenomics to the diagnosis of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis due to Balamuthia mandrillaris: a case report [PDF]

BMC Neurology, 2021
Background Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is an infrequent and fatal infectious disease worldwide. Antemortem diagnosis in this condition is very difficult because clinical manifestations and neuroimaging are nonspecific. Case presentation A 60-
Shota Hirakata, Yusuke Sakiyama, Akiko Yoshimura, Mei Ikeda, Katsunori Takahata, Yuichi Tashiro, Michiyoshi Yoshimura, Hitoshi Arata, Hajime Yonezawa, Mari Kirishima, Michiyo Higashi, Miho Hatanaka, Takuro Kanekura, Kenji Yagita, Eiji Matsuura, Hiroshi Takashima   +15 more
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A patient with granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris survived with two excisions and medication [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a rare central nervous system infection caused by the Balamuthia mandrillaris or Acanthamoeba species.
Limei Peng, Quan Zhou, Yu Wu, Xiaoli Cao, Zili Lv, Minghua Su, Yachun Yu, Wen Huang   +7 more
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Unmasking Balamuthia mandrillaris Through PCR in a Case of Multifocal Brain Lesions [PDF]

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a rare free-living amoeba that causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), a frequently fatal central nervous system infection.
Moamen Al Zoubi, Garry Jean-Louis, Kelly Sylvain, Cara Moll, Alison Schwartz VanEperen, Ammar Nasrallah, Amanda Carlson, Julie Duval, Norah Grady Letendre   +8 more
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Imaging findings of Balamuthia mandrillaris amoebic encephalitis in 2 cases with different prognosis and literature review [PDF]

BMC Neurology
Introduction Balamuthia mandrillaris amoebic encephalitis is a rare granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by infection with Balamuthia mandrillaris with a fatality rate over 90%.
Yanjia Chen, Tingting Zhang, Haiyan Lou
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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 Science
Balamuthia 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, Rubén L. Rodríguez-Expósito, Rubén L. Rodríguez-Expósito, Loles Carbonell, Jesús Recuero-Gil, Javier Martinez, Rosa Martinez-Valverde, Carmen Martinez-Fernandez, Joaquín Ortega-Porcel, Agustín Barragán Hernández, Juan M. Corpa, Estefanía Montero Cortijo, Jesús Sánchez-Nicolás, Sergio Moya, Patricia Pérez-Pérez, Patricia Pérez-Pérez, María Reyes-Batlle, María Reyes-Batlle, María Reyes-Batlle, Angélica Domíngez-de-Barros, Angélica Domíngez-de-Barros, Omar García-Pérez, Omar García-Pérez, Angela Magnet, Fernando Izquierdo, Soledad Fenoy, Carmen del Águila, Elizabeth Córdoba-Lanús, Elizabeth Córdoba-Lanús, Francisco de Asis García-González, Miguel Casares, José E. Piñero, José E. Piñero, José E. Piñero, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales   +36 more
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Repurposing CNS drugs Zonisamide and Perampanel conjugated with silver nanoparticles as an anti-amoebic agent in combating Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis (GAE) and Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) infection caused by Acanthamoeba castellanii and Naegleria Fowleri [PDF]

Parasite Epidemiology and Control
Acanthamoeba castellanii (A. castellanii) and Naegleria fowleri (N. fowleri) are free-living amoebae that cause Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis (GAE) and Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), respectively rare but often fatal central nervous ...
Devandran Apparasamy, Niwasini Krishna Kumar, Chris Izaak Jones, Yee Mon Htet, Haema Thevanayagam, Usman Ahmed, Mohd Farooq Shaik, Ayaz Anwar, Kavitha Rajendran   +8 more
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Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis directly causing intracranial infection: A case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE) is a rare and often fatal central nervous system (CNS) infection caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris, a free-living amoeba typically found in soil and water. This organism can invade the brain directly, bypassing other
Yuhan Liang, Yanhong Liu, Zelong Chen, Jiayi Sun, Xuemeng Zhang, Yulin Wang   +5 more
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