Acanthamoeba infection in an interhemispheric ependymal cyst: a case report.

BACKGROUND: Free-living amoebae are known to cause fatal granulomatous encephalitis in immunocompromised individuals. They are also known to present as multifocal parenchymal lesions, pseudotumoral lesions, meningeal exudates, hemorrhagic infarcts, and necrosis in the brain. However, Acanthamoeba i...

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Main Authors: Ranjan, R, Handa, A, Choudhary, A, Kumar, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009