A patient with granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris survived with tw...
A patient with granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris survived with two excisions and medication
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Peng, Limei , Zhou, Quan , Wu, Yu , Cao, Xiaoli , Lv, Zili , Su, Minghua , Yu, Yachun and Huang, Wen
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a rare central nervous system infection caused by the Balamuthia mandrillaris or Acanthamoeba species. Diagnosis is challenging because of the non-specific clinical presentation, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, and radiological features. There is no effective treatment for GAE to date.
A 54-year-old male...
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A patient with granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris survived with two excisions and medication
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_bda871b38b3240ac9e8a002537c27c68
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_bda871b38b3240ac9e8a002537c27c68
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1471-2334
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1471-2334
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10.1186/s12879-021-07020-8
