Inability To Make a Premortem Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba Species Infection in a Patient with Fatal Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis
2005; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 43; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1128/jcm.43.6.3003-3006.2005
ISSN1098-660X
AutoresKaren C. Bloch, Frederick L. Schuster,
Tópico(s)Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
ResumoABSTRACT Granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE), an infection of immunocompromised hosts, is almost uniformly fatal. A case of GAE in a patient who failed to mount a serologic response to Acanthamoeba polyphaga is presented. Although Acanthamoeba polyphaga that is sensitive to multiple antimicrobials grew from brain tissue, an inability to make a premortem diagnosis precluded therapy.
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