Acanthamoebae presenting as primary meningoencephalitis in AIDS.
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.
Kumar
Mukesh
M
Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Jain
Ragini
R
Tripathi
K
K
Tandon
Ravi
R
Gulati
A K
AK
Garg
Atul
A
Gart
Jaya
J
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