Successful Treatment of Disseminated Acanthamoeba sp. Infection with Miltefosine

Autor:	Alexander C. Aichelburg, Julia Walochnik, Ojan Assadian, Helmut Prosch, Andrea Steuer, Gedeon Perneczky, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Horst Aspöck, Norbert Vetter
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Acanthamoeba granulomatous Acanthamoeba encephalitis (GAE) tuberculosis immunocompromised non–HIV-infected patient miltefosine dispatch Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 11, Pp 1743-1746 (2008)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1411.070854
Popis:	We report on an HIV-negative but immunocompromised patient with disseminated acanthamoebiasis, granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, and underlying miliary tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis. The patient responded favorably to treatment with miltefosine, an alkylphosphocholine. The patient remained well with no signs of infection 2 years after treatment cessation.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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