Acanthamoeba encephalitis in a patient with systemic lupus treated with rituximab

Abstract Acanthamoeba species are free-living protozoa that can infect humans and animals. Acanthamoeba can cause serious central nervous system infections in immunocompromised hosts. Here we report a case of Acanthamoeba encephalitis in a patient with lupus nephritis, 1 month after completing a cou...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2013-02, Vol.75 (2), p.192-194
Hauptverfasser:	Alkhunaizi, Ahmed M, Dawamneh, M. Fawaz, Banda, Ramzi W, Daabil, Riyadh A, Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A, Akkad, Salah A, Boukhamseen, Ali H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acanthamoeba Acanthamoeba - isolation & purification Amebiasis - parasitology Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived - therapeutic use Brain - parasitology Brain - pathology Encephalitis Encephalitis - parasitology Fatal Outcome Humans Immunologic Factors - therapeutic use Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Lupus Nephritis - drug therapy Lupus Nephritis - parasitology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Rituximab Systemic lupus
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Acanthamoeba species are free-living protozoa that can infect humans and animals. Acanthamoeba can cause serious central nervous system infections in immunocompromised hosts. Here we report a case of Acanthamoeba encephalitis in a patient with lupus nephritis, 1 month after completing a course of rituximab, an anti-CD20 chimeric antibody.
ISSN:	0732-8893 1879-0070
DOI:	10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.11.003