title: Acanthamoeba encephalitis in a patient with systemic lupus treated with rituximab.
abstract: Acanthamoeba species are free-living protozoa that can infect humans and animals. Acanthamoeba can cause serious central nervous system infections in immunocompromised hosts. Here we report a case of Acanthamoeba encephalitis in a patient with lupus nephritis, 1 month after completing a course of rituximab, an anti-CD20 chimeric antibody.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Services Division, Dhahran Health Center, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. aalkhunaizi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ahmed M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Alkhunaizi
authors.forename: M Fawaz
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Dawamneh
authors.forename: Ramzi W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Banda
authors.forename: Riyadh A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Daabil
authors.forename: Jaffar A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Al-Tawfiq
authors.forename: Salah A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Akkad
authors.forename: Ali H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Boukhamseen
mesh_terms: D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000069283:Rituximab
chemical_list: D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D000069283:Rituximab