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A proposed cascade of vascular events leading to granulomatous amoebic encephalitis

Microbial Pathogenesis, 2015
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis due to Acanthamoeba is a chronic disease that almost always results in death. Hematogenous spread is a pre-requisite followed by amoebae invasion of the blood-brain barrier to enter the central nervous system. Given the systemic nature of this infection, a significant latent period of several months before the ...
Baig, Abdul Mannan, Khan, Naveed Ahmed
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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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Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused byAcanthamoeba in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Clinical Rheumatology, 1998
A 25-year-old chronically immunosuppressed woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) died after developing subacute granulomatous encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba. Amoebic trophozoites were also found in the lung, suggesting a primary pulmonary focus of infection.
J, Koide, E, Okusawa, T, Ito, S, Mori, T, Takeuchi, S, Itoyama, T, Abe   +6 more
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Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba in a patient with AIDS: a challenging diagnosis

Acta Clinica Belgica, 2019
Acanthamoeba spp. is a ubiquitous free-living amoeba that causes human infections affecting predominantly the cornea and central nervous system. The diagnosis and treatment of Acanthamoeba encephalitis is very challenging.A 53-year-old male with HIV/AIDS was admitted for altered mental status and fever.
Hsien Lee Lau, Daniela F. De Lima Corvino, Francisco M. Guerra, Amer M. Malik, Paola N. Lichtenberger, Sakir H. Gultekin, Jana M. Ritter, Shantanu Roy, Ibne Karim M. Ali, Jennifer R. Cope, M. Judith D. Post, Jose A. Gonzales Zamora   +11 more
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[A clinico-pathological study of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis].

Zhonghua bing li xue za zhi = Chinese journal of pathology, 2003
To study the clinico-pathological characteristics and differential diagnosis of granulomatous meningioencephalitis caused by acanthamoeba.The clinical features, CT scan findings and post mortem pathological changes of 3 patients afflicted with granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) were analysed.GAE is a chronic clinical entity.
D, Lu, L, Luo, Q, Xu, C, Li
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus BALB/c mice are more susceptible to granulomatous amoebic encephalitis: Immunohistochemical study

Experimental Parasitology, 2017
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a chronic, difficult to resolve infection caused by amphizoic amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba, which in most cases occurs in immunosuppressed persons or with chronic diseases such as diabetes. In this study, we describe the early events of A. culbertsoni infection of GAE in diabetic mice model. Diabetes was
Maritza Omaña-Molina, Raquel Sanchez-Rocha, Dolores Hernandez-Martinez, Miriam Romero Grijalva, Citlaltepetl Salinas-Lara, Miriam Rodriguez-Sosa, Imelda Juarez-Avelar, Lizbeth Salazar-Villatoro, Arturo Gonzalez-Robles, Adolfo Rene Mendez-Cruz, Patricia Aley-Medina, Jesus Espinosa-Villanueva, Ismael Castelan-Ramirez, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales   +13 more
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Fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba in a newly diagnosed patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Neurology India, 2016
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) caused by certain species belonging to the genus Acanthamoeba, Balamuthia, or Naegleria presents as a subacute or chronic illness. Amoebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba is seen more often in immunosuppressed individuals.
Vamshi Krishna, Thamtam, Megha S, Uppin, Anjan, Pyal, Subhash, Kaul, Jyostna Y, Rani, C, Sundaram   +5 more
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Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis Mimicking Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 2021
Christina E, Douglas, Matthew L, Haynie, Geoffrey A, Weinberg, Mahlon D, Johnson, Rajnish, Bharadwaj, Zoë R, Williams   +5 more
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Combined drug therapy in the management of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis due to Acanthamoeba spp., and Balamuthia mandrillaris

Experimental Parasitology, 2014
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is caused by two protist pathogens, Acanthamoeba spp., and Balamuthia mandrillaris. Although rare, it almost always results in death. In the present study, amoebae were treated with various combinations of clinically-approved drugs, targeting vital cellular receptors and biochemical pathways.
Kulsoom, Huma, Baig, Abdul Mannan, Dr., Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah, Khan, Naveed Ahmed   +3 more
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Fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis due to free‐living amoebae in two boys in two different hospitals in Lima, Perú

Neuropathology, 2019
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by free‐living amoebae is a rare condition that is difficult to diagnose and hard to treat, generally being fatal. Anti‐amoebic treatment is often delayed because clinical signs and symptoms may hide the probable causing agent misleading the appropriate diagnostic test.
Alfonso Martín Cabello‐Vílchez, Miguel A. Chura‐Araujo, William E. Anicama Lima, César Vela, Angélica Y. Asencio, Hugo García, María del Carmen Garaycochea, César Náquira, Elvis Rojas, Dalila Y. Martínez   +9 more
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