Acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient: An autopsy case report

被引：20

作者：

Reddy, Rajesh ^{[1
]}

Vijayasaradhi, Mudumba ^{[1
]}

Uppin, Megha S. ^{[2
]}

Challa, Sundaram ^{[2
]}

Jabeen, Afshan ^{[3
]}

Borghain, Rupam ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Nizams Inst Med Sci, Dept Neurosurg, Hyderabad 500082, Andhra Pradesh, India

[2] Nizams Inst Med Sci, Dept Pathol, Hyderabad 500082, Andhra Pradesh, India

[3] Nizams Inst Med Sci, Dept Neurol, Hyderabad 500082, Andhra Pradesh, India

来源：

NEUROPATHOLOGY | 2011年 / 31卷 / 02期

关键词：

Acanthamoeba; autopsy; fatal; granulomatous amoebic encephalitis; mimic of tuberculosis; FREE-LIVING AMEBAS; INFECTION; ENCEPHALITIS; MENINGITIS; NAEGLERIA;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1440-1789.2010.01151.x

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Chronic granulomatous CNS infections may be caused by tuberculosis, fungi and rarely by free-living amoeba, especially in immunocompromised individuals. We report a rare, fatal case of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis in an immunocompetent patient mimicking CNS tuberculosis, and review the imageological features and diagnostic tests.

引用

页码：183 / 187

页数：5

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