A patient with granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris survived with two excisions and medication.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a rare central nervous system infection caused by the Balamuthia mandrillaris or Acanthamoeba species. Diagnosis is challenging because of the non-specific clinical presentation, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, and radiological features. There is no effective treatment for GAE to date.

Case presentation

A 54-year-old male was admitted to hospital after experiencing acute onset of numbness and weakness on his left limb. Due to the initial consideration of intracranial tumor, surgical removal of the right parietal lesion was performed. However, the patient had a headache accompanied by diplopia, difficulty walking and a new lesion was found in the left occipital-parietal lobe two weeks after the first operation. High-through

SUBMITTER: Peng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8760828 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature