Successful Treatment of a Balamuthia mandrillaris Cerebral Abscess in a Pediatric Patient With Complete Surgical Resection and Antimicrobial Therapy.

Autor:	Cuoco JA; From the Department of Surgery, Section of Neurosurgery, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia.; Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia.; School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia., Klein BJ; From the Department of Surgery, Section of Neurosurgery, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia.; Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia.; School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia., LeBel DP; Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia.; Dominion Pathology Associations, Roanoke, Virginia., Faulhaber J; Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia.; Department of Infectious Diseases, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia., Apfel LS; From the Department of Surgery, Section of Neurosurgery, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia.; Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia.; School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia., Witcher MR; From the Department of Surgery, Section of Neurosurgery, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia.; Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia.; School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal [Pediatr Infect Dis J] 2022 Feb 01; Vol. 41 (2), pp. e54-e57.
DOI:	10.1097/INF.0000000000003418
Abstrakt:	Cerebral amebic encephalitis due to Balamuthia mandrillaris is a rare yet typically fatal disease. As such, identification of the clinical characteristics, appropriate diagnostic workup and commencement of treatment is frequently delayed. Here, we present a case of a 4-year-old male with a B. mandrillaris cerebral abscess successfully treated with expedited neurosurgical resection and broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy. Competing Interests: The authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose. (Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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