Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis presenting with acute hydrocephalus.
The leptomyxid amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris, previously believed to be a harmless soil-inhabiting organism, is now known to be a rare but consistently lethal cause of meningoencephalitis in humans. We report a case of amebic meningoencephalitis caused by B. mandrillaris which presented as a febrile illness with acute hydrocephalus.
Duke
B J
BJ
Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA.
Tyson
R W
RW
DeBiasi
R
R
Freeman
J E
JE
Winston
K R
KR
D000208:Acute Disease; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*