Fatal acanthamoeba encephalitis in a patient with a total artificial heart (syncardia) device.
Acanthamoeba encephalitis is an uncommon but often fatal infection complication. Here we report the first case of Acanthamoeba encephalitis in a patient with a Total Artificial Heart device.
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine , Stanford University School of Medicine.
Susanna K
SK
Tan
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine , Stanford University School of Medicine.
Kiran
K
Gajurel
Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences , Stanford University School of Medicine.
Christie
C
Tung
Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences , Stanford University School of Medicine.
Gregory
G
Albers
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine , Stanford University School of Medicine.
Stan
S
Deresinski
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine , Stanford University School of Medicine.
Jose G
JG
Montoya
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery , Stanford University School of Medicine.
Ahmad Y
AY
Sheikh
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine , Stanford University School of Medicine , California.
Dipanjan
D
Banerjee
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery , Stanford University School of Medicine.
Richard
R
Ha
Acanthamoeba; encephalitis; heart failure; total artificial heart