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International Journal of Infectious DiseasesObjectives: To characterize a genetically distinct Balamuthia lineage causing fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) in a 10-month-old infant and highlight diagnostic challenges compounded by SARS-COV-2 infection comorbidity. Methods: Case report
Junrong Liang +2 more
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Rapidly Progressive Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis in a Diabetic Individual. [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 We present a case of rapidly progressive granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in an individual with diabetes mellitus. Our patient presented with occipital headache, blurry vision, confusion, and gait imbalance of one week's duration. Brain imaging revealed numerous peripheral ring-enhancing lesions concerning malignancy.
Paudel AC +9 more
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A clinical case report of Balamuthia granulomatous amoebic encephalitis in a non-immunocompromised patient and literature review. [PDF]
BMC Infect Dis, 2023 Abstract Background Balamuthia granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a peculiar parasitic infectious disease of the central nervous system, about 39% of the infected Balamuthia GAE patients were found to be immunocompromised and is extremely rare clinically.
Liu J +6 more
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Fatal Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis Caused by Acanthamoeba in a Patient With Kidney Transplant: A Case Report [PDF]
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2015 Abstract Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) due to Acanthamoeba is almost a uniformly fatal infection in immune-compromised hosts despite multidrug combination therapy. We report a case of GAE in a female who received a deceased donor kidney graft.
Zangeneh Tirdad
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Pathogens, 2022 Acanthamoeba is a free-living amoeba genus able to cause severe infections, such as Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), epithelial disorders and a sight-threatening disease called Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) [...]
María Reyes-Batlle +4 more
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Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis: ghost response of an immunocompromised host?
Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2014 Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia mandrillaris spp. are known to cause fatal amoebic encephalitis. Here, I attempt to draw attention to these cases, which are reported as ‘granulomatous amoebic encephalitis’ (GAE), and their occurrence in immunocompromised individuals and patients with AIDS.
Baig, Abdul Mannan
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Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis in an uncontrolled diabetic patient
IDCases, 2021 Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that may result in a disseminated infection of the central nervous system called granulomatous amoebic encephalitis.
Valli Mani, Eric Hudgins
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Serum Antibodies toBalamuthia mandrillaris,a Free‐Living Amoeba Recently Demonstrated to Cause Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis [PDF]
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1999 Free-living amoebae cause three well-defined disease entities: a rapidly fatal primary meningoencephalitis, a chronic granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), and a chronic amoebic keratitis. GAE occurs in immunocompromised persons. Recently, another type of free-living amoeba, Balamuthia mandrillaris, has been shown to cause GAE.
Huang, Z., Ferrante, A., Carter, R.
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Successful Treatment of Disseminated Acanthamoeba sp. Infection with Miltefosine
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 We report on an HIV-negative but immunocompromised patient with disseminated acanthamoebiasis, granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, and underlying miliary tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis.
Alexander C. Aichelburg +8 more
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A case report of Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis
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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