Results 11 to 20 of about 953 (126)

Genotyping of <i>Acanthamoeba</i> From Different Wards of Gonabad Bohlool Hospital, Northeastern Iran. [PDF]

Int J Microbiol
Background: Acanthamoeba is a free‐living amoeba that is widely found in nature in different environments such as soil, water, and dust. This parasite is the cause of amoebic keratitis and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. This study is aimed at investigating the prevalence and genotypes of Acanthamoeba in different wards of Gonabad Bohlool Hospital,
Salehi M, Spotin A, Moradi M, Rostamian M, Rokni HR.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone in a Dog With Meningoencephalitis of Unknown Etiology. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
This report describes a case of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) in a Maltese with meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology (MUE). The dog was treated with water restriction and tolvaptan, a vasopressin receptor antagonist, which resulted in an improvement in hyponatremia.
Lee Y, Park J, Chae Y, Yun T, Kim H, Kang BT.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Waterborne parasites in Uganda: A survey in Queen Elizabeth Protected Area

Public Health Challenges, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2023., 2023
As water has a multitude of functions, encompassing culinary, hygienic and recreational applications, studies looking at potentially pathogenic waterborne pathogens are crucial in order to prevent disease spread to rural populations and tourists. This study aimed at detecting protozoan trophozoites/cysts, and helminth eggs in environmental and piped ...
Celsus Sente, Howard Onyuth, Andrew Tamale, Bob Mali, Benigna Gabriela Namara, Jacob Gizamba Mugoya, Andrew Rwot Omara   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Guidelines for the purification and characterization of extracellular vesicles of parasites

Journal of Extracellular Biology, Volume 2, Issue 10, October 2023., 2023
Abstract Parasites are responsible for the most neglected tropical diseases, affecting over a billion people worldwide (WHO, 2015) and accounting for billions of cases a year and responsible for several millions of deaths. Research on extracellular vesicles (EVs) has increased in recent years and demonstrated that EVs shed by pathogenic parasites ...
Carmen Fernandez‐Becerra, Patrícia Xander, Daniel Alfandari, George Dong, Iris Aparici‐Herraiz, Irit Rosenhek‐Goldian, Mehrdad Shokouhy, Melisa Gualdron‐Lopez, Nicholy Lozano, Nuria Cortes‐Serra, Paula Abou Karam, Paula Meneghetti, Rafael Pedro Madeira, Ziv Porat, Rodrigo Pedro Soares, Adriana Oliveira Costa, Sima Rafati, Anabela‐Cordeiro da Silva, Nuno Santarém, Christopher Fernandez‐Prada, Marcel I. Ramirez, Dolores Bernal, Antonio Marcilla, Vera Lucia Pereira‐Chioccola, Lysangela Ronalte Alves, Hernando Del Portillo, Neta Regev‐Rudzki, Igor Correia de Almeida, Sergio Schenkman, Martin Olivier, Ana Claudia Torrecilhas   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

An autopsy case of granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris involving prior amebic dermatitis

Neuropathology, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 190-196, June 2022., 2022
An 82‐year‐old man, who was healthy and had worked as a farmer, experienced worsening neurological symptoms over a seven‐month period, which eventually caused his death. Multiple fluctuating brain lesions were detected radiographically. Clinically, sarcoidosis was ranked high among the differential diagnoses because of the presence of skin lesions ...
Tatsuro Maehara, Tetsushi Mizuno, Masaharu Tokoro, Tatsuru Hara, Yui Tomita, Kouki Makioka, Sei‐Ichiro Motegi, Ayako Yamazaki, Nozomi Matsumura, Sumihito Nobusawa, Hideaki Yokoo   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis: Clinical Diagnosis and Management [PDF]

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2005
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a serious human disease with fatal consequences. With the mortality rate of more than 90%, it is not surprising that the majority of GAE infections are identified at the post-mortem stage. The most distressing aspect is that the high level of mortality is attributed to lack of awareness.
openaire   +1 more source

Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis presenting as a solitary mass lesion

Radiology of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Abstract Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis is a rare progressive infectious disease of the central nervous system with a high mortality rate. It usually presents as multiple ring-enhancing lesions in the brain with surrounding edema evident, while the granulomatous amoeba encephalitis reported in this case is manifested as a solitary mass in the ...
Nian Xia Fu, Jianxun Song, Xu Huang, Guo Hui Lin   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

A 76‐year‐old male with multiple enhancing brain lesions

, 2022
Brain Pathology, Volume 32, Issue 3, May 2022.
Kathryn L. Eschbacher, Derek R. Johnson, Sylvia L. Orozco‐Do, Tabinda Jawaid, Audrey N. Schuetz, Aivi T. Nguyen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Successful Treatment of Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis with Combination Antimicrobial Therapy

Internal Medicine, 2013
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a rare but fatal infection. Due to its nonspecific symptoms and laboratory and neuroradiological findings, it is rarely diagnosed antemortem. We herein present the case of a 72-year-old Japanese woman who was diagnosed with GAE following the detection of a pathogen similar to Balamuthia mandrillaris under a ...
Hideki, Kato, Shigehisa, Mitake, Hiroyuki, Yuasa, Shigemasa, Hayashi, Tatsuru, Hara, Noriyuki, Matsukawa   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Pyogenic Hepatic Abscess as a Complication of Appendicitis: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
Pyogenic liver abscess management. ABSTRACT Pyogenic liver abscess is a rare and under‐recognized complication of gangrenous or perforated appendicitis in children. Management typically requires a combination of antibiotic therapy and abscess drainage. Although uncommon in the pediatric population, pyogenic liver abscess is more frequently observed in ...
Mohammad AshrafAzimi, Abbas Abdollahi, Mohammad karimi, Homa Jajarmi, Ali Mehri   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source