Search

Your search keyword '"granulomatous Acanthamoeba encephalitis (GAE)"' showing total 1 results
Start Over Descriptor "granulomatous Acanthamoeba encephalitis (GAE)"
1 results on '"granulomatous Acanthamoeba encephalitis (GAE)"'

1. Successful Treatment of Disseminated Acanthamoeba sp. Infection with Miltefosine

Author

Alexander C. Aichelburg, Julia Walochnik, Ojan Assadian, Helmut Prosch, Andrea Steuer, Gedeon Perneczky, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Horst Aspöck, and Norbert Vetter

Subjects
Acanthamoeba, granulomatous Acanthamoeba encephalitis (GAE), tuberculosis, immunocompromised non–HIV-infected patient, miltefosine, dispatch, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
Abstract

We report on an HIV-negative but immunocompromised patient with disseminated acanthamoebiasis, granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, and underlying miliary tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis. The patient responded favorably to treatment with miltefosine, an alkylphosphocholine. The patient remained well with no signs of infection 2 years after treatment cessation.

Published
2008
Full Text
View/download PDF

Catalog

Books, media, physical & digital resources
See catalog results