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Treatment of Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis with Voriconazole and Miltefosine in an Immunocompetent Soldier
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2012.
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Abstract
- A 38-year-old male immunocompetent soldier developed generalized seizures. He underwent surgical debulking and a progressive demyelinating pseudotumor was identified. Serology and molecular testing confirmed a diagnosis of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba sp. in this immunocompetent male. The patient was treated with oral voriconazole and miltefosine with Acanthamoeba titers returning to control levels and serial imaging demonstrating resolution of the residual lesion.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Phosphorylcholine
Acanthamoeba
Serology
Virology
parasitic diseases
medicine
Animals
Humans
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis
Voriconazole
Miltefosine
Granuloma
biology
business.industry
Articles
Amebiasis
Triazoles
medicine.disease
Debulking
biology.organism_classification
Infectious Diseases
Military Personnel
Pyrimidines
Treatment Outcome
Encephalitis
Parasitology
business
Immunocompetence
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....689c54190e28f067d8b504127c24c576