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Fulminant Acanthamoeba castellanii Encephalitis in an Ibrutinib-Treated Patient.
- Source :
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases; Feb2020, Vol. 7 Issue 2, pN.PAG-N.PAG, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- We report a case of fulminant Acanthamoeba castellanii encephalitis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with ibrutinib. The unusually rapid neurologic decline and fatal outcome observed are probably related to alterations in immunologic function associated with inhibition of Bruton tyrosine kinase. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23288957
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 142475651
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa025