title: Emergence of Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis in India.
abstract: We report two cases of fatal chronic meningoencephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in immunocompetent men. Diagnosis of amoebic meningoencephalitis was made ante-mortem in one case and postmortem in another by histopathological examination and confirmed by demonstration of B. mandrillaris deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Khurana
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Hallur
authors: M K
authors: MK
authors: Goyal
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Sehgal
authors: Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: B D
authors: BD
authors: Radotra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D059611:Balamuthia mandrillaris / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D008853:Microscopy; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan