Lethal outcome of granulomatous acanthamoebic encephalitis in a man who was human immunodeficiency virus-positive: a case report

BACKGROUND: Acanthamoeba species can cause disseminating infections in immunocompromised individuals. CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we report a case of granulomatous acanthamoebic encephalitis with a lethal outcome in a 54-year-old German man who was human immunodeficiency virus-positive. The diagnosis w...

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Autores principales: Geith, Stefanie, Walochnik, Julia, Prantl, Franz, Sack, Stefan, Eyer, Florian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29996943
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-018-1734-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29996943
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-018-1734-8

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