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Rapidly Fatal Acanthamoeba Encephalitis and Treatment of Cryoglobulinemia
We describe a 66-year-old woman with therapy-refractory cryoglobulinemia treated with rituximab, plasmapheresis, and steroids; a case of fatal meningoencephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba spp. then developed. Such infections are rare and show an unusually rapid course (possibly related to rituximab).
Autores principales: | Meersseman, Wouter, Lagrou, Katrien, Sciot, Raf, de Jonckheere, Johan, Haberler, Christine, Walochnik, Julia, Peetermans, Willy E., van Wijngaerden, Eric |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2725922/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17552103 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1303.061001 |
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