A clinical case report of Balamuthia granulomatous amoebic encephalitis in a non-immunocompromised patient and literature review

A clinical case report of Balamuthia granulomatous amoebic encephalitis in a non-immunocompromised patient and literature review

Abstract Background Balamuthia granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a peculiar parasitic infectious disease of the central nervous system, about 39% of the infected Balamuthia GAE patients were found to be immunocompromised and is extremely rare clinically. The presence of trophozoites in dis...

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Main Authors: Jun Liu, Wenjun Zhang, Shanlian Wu, Tianxiang Zeng, Fei Luo, Qiuhua Jiang, Ruijin Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Balamuthia mandrillaris
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis
Non-immunocompromised
Surgical treatment
Effective antibiotics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08228-6

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