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Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone in a Dog With Meningoencephalitis of Unknown Etiology

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2026.
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.
Yelim Lee, Jooyoung Park, Yeon Chae, Taesik Yun, Hakhyun Kim, Byeong‐Teck Kang   +5 more
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'Acanthamoeba' produces disseminated infection in locusts and traverses the locust blood-brain barrier to invade the central nervous system [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Many aspects of Acanthamoeba granulomatous encephalitis remain poorly understood, including host susceptibility and chronic colonization which represent important features of the spectrum of host-pathogen interactions.
Mortazavi, Parisa Nakhostin, Kirk, R., Goldsworthy, Graham, Parisa N Mortazavi, Ruth Kirk, Naveed A Khan, Kirk, Ruth, Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Khan, Naveed A, Goldsworthy, Graham J., Mortazavi, Parisa N, Graham Goldsworthy   +11 more
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Cutaneous balamuthiasis: A clinicopathological studyCapsule Summary

JAAD International, 2022
Introduction: Balamuthia mandrillaris, a free-living amoeba, causes an uncommon infection that is characterized by cutaneous and neurological involvement, which carries a poor prognosis.
Patricia Alvarez, MD, Carlos Torres-Cabala, MD, Eduardo Gotuzzo, MD, Francisco Bravo, MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Brainstem Tuberculous Abscess in a 63‐Year‐Old Adult With Unrepaired Tetralogy of Fallot

Case Reports in Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a congenital heart anomaly usually corrected surgically in childhood. Reports of adults with unrepaired TOF indicate that they are at high risk of endocardial infections and sequelae such as distant abscesses. Case Presentation A 63‐year‐old man born and raised in Vietnam presented with unrepaired TOF and 5 days ...
Jessica S. Yang, Flora Y. Kurtz, Hans H. Liu, Benjamin Ehrlich, Gbambele Kone, Shamimul Hasan   +5 more
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Successful Treatment of Balamuthia mandrillaris Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis with Nitroxoline [PDF]

, 2023
A patient in California, USA, with rare and usually fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris granulomatous amebic encephalitis survived after receiving treatment with a regimen that included the repurposed drug nitroxoline.
Boutros, Christine L, Zhang, Yueyuan, Servellita, Venice, Rufei Lu, Andrew Bollen, Charles Y. Chiu, Pet, Douglas, Amrutha Ramachandran, Fouassier, Camille, DeRisi, Joseph L, Matthew T. Laurie, Venice Servellita, Michael R. Wilson, Douglas Pet, Chiu, Charles Y, Liza Valdivia, Joseph L. DeRisi, Yueyuan Zhang, Lu, Rufei, Christine L. Boutros, Camille Fouassier, Shah, Maulik, Valdivia, Liza, Natasha Spottiswoode, Kim, Annie, Annie Kim, Gruenberg, Katherine, Maham Zia, Zia, Maham, Wilson, Michael R, Bollen, Andrew, Ramachandran, Amrutha, Laurie, Matthew T, Maulik Shah, Spottiswoode, Natasha, Katherine Gruenberg   +35 more
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An Optical and Chemiluminescence Assay for Assessing the Cytotoxicity of Balamuthia mandrillaris against Human Neurospheroids

Bioengineering, 2022
A spheroid is a cell aggregate in a three-dimensional context; thereby, it recapitulates the cellular architecture in human tissue. However, the utility of spheroids as an assay for host–parasite interactions remains unexplored.
Worakamol Pengsart, Kasem Kulkeaw
doaj   +1 more source

Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis

, 2020
Here we report a case of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in previously healthy 6-year-old Puerto Rican girl, which had a progressive and fatal ...
Christina Douglas; Zoe Williams; Matthew Haynie; Geoff Weinberg
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Ante mortem diagnosis of amoebic encephalitis in a haematopoietic stem cell transplanted patient

, 2009
Acanthamoeba species are widely distributed free-living amoebae showing an increased role as human pathogens causing encephalitis, keratitis, pneumonitis and dermatitis. A haematopoietic stem cell transplanted (HSCT) patient developed purulent meningitis
Bekassy, AN, Jalal, Sha, Saeed, A,, Sandstrom, G, Békássy, Albert,, Abd, Hadi, Saeed, Amir, Sandstrom, Gunnar, Jalal, S,, Békássy, Albert, Lund University., Abd, H,   +11 more
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Vaccination with complete adjuvant-added inactivated virus vaccine of Japanese encephalitis to swine, rabbits and chicks for preventing viremia (epidemiological study on Japanese encephalitis 25) [PDF]

, 1969
As a step towards the elimination of Japanese encephalitis virus in natural surroundings, we inoculated pigs, rabbits and chicks with inactivated Japanese encephalitis vaccine supplemented with complete or incomplete Freund's adjuvant twice at one-week ...
Nagao, Yutaka, Kitamura, Naoji, Jitsunari, Fumihiko, Ogata, Masana   +3 more
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Anti-amoebic effects of selected herbal extracts against Acanthamoeba species isolated from different borehole water samples from Budiriro District in Harare, Zimbabwe

Infectious Diseases and Herbal Medicine
Acanthamoeba species are the major cause of Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK) of eyes, Acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis of the central nervous system, and fatal Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis (GAE) of the brain in humans.
Kudzai Fambisai, Petros Muchesa, Farisai Chidzwondo, Rumbidzai Mangoyi   +3 more
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