Binesh F, Karimi M, Navabii H. Unexpected postmortem diagnosis of acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent child.
BMJ Case Rep 2011;
2011:bcr.03.2011.3954. [PMID:
22679147 DOI:
10.1136/bcr.03.2011.3954]
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Abstract
Meningoencephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba spp. is a rare opportunistic infection, difficult to diagnose and treat, which causes death in almost all cases. Here, the authors report a 5-year-old Iranian immunocompetent girl who died of fulminant acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case of acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis in Iran.
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