title: Amoebae free-living. Report of the first Italian case of myelitis.
abstract: The AA. refer on the first Italian case of amoebae "Limax" primitive myelitis in a 25-year-old man. Microscopical observation showed amoebae free-living, but their cultivation and identification were not possible. The patient recovered because of the propriety of diagnosis and therapy with amphotericin B.
authors.affiliation: Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Institute of Medical Parasitology, Università Degli Studi di Messina.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ioli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Forino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lo Giudice
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Staiti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dollenz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allegra
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Magaraci
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bramanti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009187:Myelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*