An Acute Case of Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis-Balamuthia mandrillaris Infection

A 74-year-old woman who exhibited drowsiness was referred to our hospital. Enhanced head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed multiple ring-enhancing lesions and lesions showing partial mild hemorrhaging. The patient gradually progressed to a comatose condition with notable brain deterioration...

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Autores principales: Takei, Kentarou, Toyoshima, Masaya, Nakamura, Masashi, Sato, Mineshige, Shimizu, Hiroshi, Inoue, Chihiro, Shimizu, Yoshio, Yagita, Kenji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5980817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29321406
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.0011-17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5980817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29321406
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.0011-17

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