title: Acanthamoebae presenting as primary meningoencephalitis in AIDS.
abstract: A rare case of Acanthamoebae meningoencephalitis is diagnosed in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of a 24 years old male suffering from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patient on the basis of bright field microscopy and culture growth on non-nutrient agar with Escherichia coli. This case illustrates that Acanthamoebae should be considered in the differential diagnosis of meningoencephalitis in AIDS in addition to tuberculosis and cryptococcus infection in tropical areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: Mukesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Ragini
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tandon
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Jaya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gart
mesh_terms: D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000818:Animals; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000469:parasitology*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis