Granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by leptomyxid amebae in an HIV-infected patient.
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.
Zagardo
M T
MT
Department of Radiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore 21201, USA.
Castellani
R J
RJ
Zoarski
G H
GH
Bauserman
S C
SC
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