Balamuthia mandrillaris brain abscess successfully treated with complete surgical excision and prolonged combination antimicrobial therapy
| Autor: | Denis Spelman, Andrew Fuller, Joseph Doyle, Douglas L. Gin, Emer Campbell, Grregory Malham, Sharon R Lewin, Rhoda Cameron |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Brain Abscess Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections Balamuthia mandrillaris Anti-Infective Agents medicine Humans Brain abscess Aged 80 and over Naegleria fowleri Amoebida biology business.industry Cancer Meningoencephalitis Amebiasis General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Antimicrobial Frontal Lobe Surgery Sappinia diploidea Female business Encephalitis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Neurosurgery. 114:458-462 |
| ISSN: | 1933-0693 0022-3085 |
| DOI: | 10.3171/2010.10.jns10677 |
| Popis: | Amoebic encephalitis is an uncommon and usually fatal condition. This case describes successful treatment of a Balamuthia mandrillaris brain abscess using prolonged antimicrobial agents with complete excision. It illustrates the risk of dissemination from cutaneous to cerebral amoebic lesions, potential progression with corticosteroid therapy, and the prospect for curative excision. |
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