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Fulminant Disseminating Fatal Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis: The First Case Report in an Immunocompetent Patient in South Korea
Central nervous system infections caused by free-living amoeba are very rare, but often fatal. The typical image findings of amebic meningoencephalitis are non-specific, showing ring-like enhancement. We report the first case of fulminant disseminating fatal granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused...
Autores principales: | Lee, Ju Yeon, Yu, In Kyu, Kim, Seong Min, Kim, Joo Heon, Kim, Ha Youn |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Yonsei University College of Medicine
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8149926/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34027644 http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2021.62.6.563 |
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