Diagnostic challenges in Balamuthia mandrillaris infections

Diagnostic challenges in Balamuthia mandrillaris infections

Balamuthia mandrillaris is an emerging cause of subacute granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE). The diagnosis of this infection has proven to be difficult and is usually made postmortem. Early recognition and treatment may offer some benefit. This report describes a previously healthy woman who di...

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Veröffentlicht in:Parasitology research (1987) 2013-12, Vol.112 (12), p.4015-4019
Hauptverfasser: Lobo, Stephen A, Patil, Kiran, Jain, Shilpa, Marks, Stephen, Visvesvara, Govinda S, Tenner, Michael, Braun, Alex, Wang, Guiqing, El Khoury, Marc Y
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Amebiasis
Amoeba
Amoebida
Animals
Autopsy
Balamuthia mandrillaris
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
case studies
disease diagnosis
encephalitis
Encephalitis - parasitology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Granuloma - parasitology
Health aspects
Host-parasite relationships
Humans
Immunology
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Original Paper
Physiological aspects
protozoal infections
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Zusammenfassung:Balamuthia mandrillaris is an emerging cause of subacute granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE). The diagnosis of this infection has proven to be difficult and is usually made postmortem. Early recognition and treatment may offer some benefit. This report describes a previously healthy woman who died from GAE due to B. mandrillaris.
ISSN:0932-0113
1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s00436-013-3592-z