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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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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
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A case report of Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis

Heliyon
Balamuthia 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, Wenqiang Li, Yuanyuan Li, Fubing Ma, Guangjuan Li   +4 more
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Genotyping of Acanthamoeba spp. isolated from patients with granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. [PDF]

Indian J Med Res, 2018
Megha K, Sehgal R, Khurana S.
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Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris Encephalitis

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2019
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a rare cause of granulomatous meningoencephalitis associated with high mortality. We report a 69-year-old Caucasian female who presented with a 3-day history of worsening confusion and difficulty with speech.
Binoy Yohannan, Mark Feldman
doaj   +2 more sources

A Case of Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis diagnosed and intervened at an Early Stage

Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery, 2023
Kenji Yagita, Hajime Hisaeda, Midori Araki   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

An Acute Case of Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis-Balamuthia mandrillaris Infection [PDF]

Internal Medicine, 2018
Chihiro Inoue, Kenji Yagita, Yoshio Shimizu   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Molecular Docking Study of Heterocyclic Compounds for Antifungal Activity Against Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Our study identified seven unique heterocyclic compounds: 2-(m Tolylthio) Chalcone, chitosan oligosaccharide, and 2-hydroxy chalcone. Six-chloropyridine, 4-naphthoquinone, Thiobenzimidazole, 2-thiobenzoxazole, 6-carboxylic acid ethyl ester, and ...
Thomas Kurian, Rani Sebastian
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New Insights in Acanthamoeba

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, Ines Sifaoui, Rubén L. Rodríguez-Expósito, José E. Piñero, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales   +4 more
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The first reported case of <i>Balamuthia</i> amoebic encephalitis initially presenting as anti-NMDAR encephalitis. [PDF]

Front Med (Lausanne)
Balamuthia mandrillaris (B. mandrillaris) is a highly pathogenic free-living amoeba that can invade the central nervous system and cause Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE). BAE is associated
Yang S, Fan Z, Wu R, Duan L, Sun J.
europepmc   +2 more sources