Fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis due to free-living amoebae in two boys in two different hospitals in Lima, Perú.
CSF
acanthamoeba
balamuthia
encephalitis
Journal
Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology
ISSN: 1440-1789
Titre abrégé: Neuropathology
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9606526
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2020
Apr 2020
Historique:
received:
23
07
2019
revised:
02
10
2019
accepted:
02
10
2019
pubmed:
24
11
2019
medline:
20
1
2021
entrez:
24
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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. There are four genera of free-living amoeba associated with human infection, Naegleria, Acanthamoeba sp., Balamuthia and Sappinia. Two boys were admitted with diagnosis of acute encephalitis. The history of having been in contact with swimming pools and rivers, supports the suspicion of an infection due to free-living amoebae. In both cases a brain biopsy was done, the histology confirmed granulomatous amoebic encephalitis with the presence of amoebic trophozoites.
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
180-184Informations de copyright
© 2019 Japanese Society of Neuropathology.
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