Pathologic quiz case. Progressive fatal encephalopathy in an immunosuppressed patient with a history of discoid lupus erythematosus. Subacute granulomatous meningoencephalitis (Acanthamoeba culbertsoni).
Uschuplich
Vedran
V
Department of Pathology,University of Tennessee Medical Center/Knoxville, Knoxville, Tenn 37920, USA. vedranu@pol.net
Mileusnic
Darinka
D
Johnson
Mahlon
M
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