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Balamuthia mandrillaris Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis: The First African Experience

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2022
Abstract We report the first case of Balamuthia mandrillaris granulomatous amoebic encephalitis definitively acquired in Africa. Our case emphasizes initial nonspecific dermatological features, delays in confirmation of the diagnosis, difficulties accessing recommended medication, and uncertainty about optimal treatment of a disease with
Hafsah D Tootla, Brian S Eley, Johannes M N Enslin, John A Frean, Carol Hlela, Tracy N Kilborn, Bhavani Moodley, Shazia Peer, Shivani Singh, James J C Nuttall   +9 more
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Fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris

Medical Journal of Australia, 1997
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris is rare (63 human) cases reported worldwide) and fatal. We report a case in a five-year-old boy who had previously been well. For 18 months, he had had a slowly progressive, granulomatous mid facial lesion, but despite extensive investigation definitive diagnosis was made only with ...
Reed, R.P., CookeYarborough, C.M., Jaquiery, A.L., Grimwood, K., Kemp, A.S., Su, J.C., Forsyth, J.R.L.   +6 more
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Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis Caused by Balamuthia Mandrillaris in an Immunocompetent Girl

World Neurosurgery, 2012
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a recently recognized cause of a rare, devastating infection, granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). Presenting symptoms of GAE are nonspecific and can last for months before becoming clinically significant. Once the infection involves the central nervous system, death often results within days to weeks.
David A, Stidd, Brandon, Root, Martin E, Weinand, Rein, Anton   +3 more
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Relapsing granulomatous amoebic encephalitis

Practical Neurology
Free-living amoebae like Naegleria fowleri , Acanthamoeba or Balamuthia mandrillaris are rare causes of central nervous system infections.
Sampurna Chowdhury, Yamini Priyanka, Ayush Agarwal, Divyani Garg, Ajay Garg, Hemlata Jangir, Achal K Srivastava   +6 more
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Acanthamoeba granulomatous amoebic encephalitis after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant

Pediatric Transplantation, 2017
AbstractAcanthamoeba encephalitis is a rare, often fatal condition, particularly after HSCT, with 9 reported cases to date in the world literature. Our case was originally diagnosed with ALL at age 3 years, and after several relapses underwent HSCT at age 9 years.
Scott L. Coven, Eunkyung Song, Sarah Steward, Christopher R. Pierson, Jennifer R. Cope, Ibne K. Ali, Monica I. Ardura, Mark W. Hall, Melissa G. Chung, Rajinder P. S. Bajwa   +9 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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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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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 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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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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