Entamoeba histolytica meningoencephalitis diagnosed by trophozoites in cerebrospinal fluid
| Autor: | L.M.L. Goh, J.R. Marrone |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty trophozoites Modern literature Microbiology cerebrospinal fluid Entamoeba histolytica Cerebrospinal fluid fluids and secretions parasitic diseases medicine Amoebiasis biology business.industry First Clinical Case Report/First Clinical Case in Emerging Country Meningoencephalitis meningoencephalitis medicine.disease biology.organism_classification digestive system diseases Metronidazole Infectious Diseases business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | New Microbes and New Infections |
| ISSN: | 2052-2975 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/2052-2975.6 |
| Popis: | Entamoeba histolytica meningoencephalitis has not been described in the modern literature, which is distinct from that caused by free-living amoebae. We report the first case of E. histolytica meningoencephalitis without liver or brain abscesses. Cerebrospinal fluid revealed 2 + very motile trophozoites. Our patient was successfully treated with intravenous metronidazole. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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