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Fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba in a newly diagnosed patient with sy...

Fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba in a newly diagnosed patient with sy...

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Fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba in a newly diagnosed patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

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Full title

Fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba in a newly diagnosed patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Publisher

India: Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd

Journal title

Neurology India, 2016-01, Vol.64 (1), p.101-104

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

India: Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) caused by certain species belonging to the genus Acanthamoeba, Balamuthia, or Naegleria presents as a subacute or chronic illness. Amoebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba is seen more often in immunosuppressed individuals. Thus, it may often be associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection and a...

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Full title

Fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba in a newly diagnosed patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1760858814

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1760858814

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ISSN

0028-3886

E-ISSN

1998-4022

DOI

10.4103/0028-3886.173662

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