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'''Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis''' is a [[central nervous system]] disease caused by certain species of [[amoeba]], especially ''[[Balamuthia mandrillaris]]''.<ref name="pmid15211011">{{cite journal |author=Intalapaporn P, Suankratay C, Shuangshoti S, Phantumchinda K, Keelawat S, Wilde H |title=Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis: the first case in southeast Asia |journal=[[The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene]] |volume=70 |issue=6 |pages=666–9 |year=2004 |month=June |pmid=15211011 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | '''Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis''' is a [[central nervous system]] disease caused by certain species of [[amoeba]], especially ''[[Balamuthia mandrillaris]]''.<ref name="pmid15211011">{{cite journal |author=Intalapaporn P, Suankratay C, Shuangshoti S, Phantumchinda K, Keelawat S, Wilde H |title=Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis: the first case in southeast Asia |journal=[[The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene]] |volume=70 |issue=6 |pages=666–9 |year=2004 |month=June |pmid=15211011 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
==Pathophysiology== | |||
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis is most commonly caused by Acanthamoeba castellanii, A. culbertsoni, A. polyphaga or [[Balamuthia mandrillaris]].<ref>Martinez AJ, Visvesvara GS, Chandler FW. Free-living amebic infections. Chapter 132 in Pathology of Infectious Diseases, 1997, Connor DH, Chandler FW, Manz HJ, Schwartz DA, Lack EE, eds., Stamford, Appleton & Lange, pp 1163-1176.</ref> It is rarely due to [[Entamoeba histolytica]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis is a central nervous system disease caused by certain species of amoeba, especially Balamuthia mandrillaris.[1]
Pathophysiology
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis is most commonly caused by Acanthamoeba castellanii, A. culbertsoni, A. polyphaga or Balamuthia mandrillaris.[2] It is rarely due to Entamoeba histolytica.
References
- ↑ Intalapaporn P, Suankratay C, Shuangshoti S, Phantumchinda K, Keelawat S, Wilde H (2004). "Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis: the first case in southeast Asia". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 70 (6): 666–9. PMID 15211011. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Martinez AJ, Visvesvara GS, Chandler FW. Free-living amebic infections. Chapter 132 in Pathology of Infectious Diseases, 1997, Connor DH, Chandler FW, Manz HJ, Schwartz DA, Lack EE, eds., Stamford, Appleton & Lange, pp 1163-1176.