title: Granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by leptomyxid amebae in an HIV-infected patient.
abstract: MR images of granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by leptomyxid amebae in an HIV-infected patient showed both heterogeneous and ring-enhancing hemorrhagic lesions. The brain was diffusely involved, including the brain stem, deep gray matter nuclei, and corticomedullary junction regions of all lobes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore 21201, USA.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Zagardo
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Castellani
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Zoarski
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Bauserman
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging