title: Pathologic quiz case. Progressive fatal encephalopathy in an immunosuppressed patient with a history of discoid lupus erythematosus. Subacute granulomatous meningoencephalitis (Acanthamoeba culbertsoni).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology,University of Tennessee Medical Center/Knoxville, Knoxville, Tenn 37920, USA. vedranu@pol.net
authors.forename: Vedran
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Uschuplich
authors.forename: Darinka
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mileusnic
authors.forename: Mahlon
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000048:Acanthamoeba; D000368:Aged; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D009336:Necrosis