title: Balamuthia amebic meningoencephalitis and mycotic aneurysms in an infant.
abstract: Balamuthia amebic encephalitis is rarely reported in infants. To the best of our knowledge, amebic encephalitis complicated by a mycotic aneurysm was only described once. We report on an 8-month-child with laboratory-confirmed Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis, complicated by a mycotic aneurysm of the middle cerebral artery.
authors: Department of Neurology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: Clare P
authors: CP
authors: Hill
authors: Omprakash
authors: O
authors: Damodaran
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Walsh
authors: Gareth P
authors: GP
authors: Jevon
authors: Christopher C
authors: CC
authors: Blyth
mesh_terms: D000562:Amebiasis / Q000150:complications; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology