| Literature DB >> 7193300 |
M L Grunnet, G H Cannon, J P Kushner.
Abstract
A 57-year-old chronically immunosuppressed woman with systemic lupus erythematosus developed fulminant meningoencephalitis due to Acanthamoeba castellanii. Amebic trophozoites were also found in the lungs, suggesting a primary pulmonary focus of infection. This case illustrates that Acanthamoeba can cause a fulminant, rapidly fatal meningoencephalitis, as well as the previously reported chronic granulomatous meningoencephalitis. XEntities:
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Year: 1981 PMID： 7193300 DOI： 10.1212/wnl.31.2.174
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN： 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910