Unfurling a case of encephalitis with Acanthamoeba after a near-drowning event

Acanthamoeba is a free-living ameba which is known to cause keratitis, encephalitis, and disseminated infections in human beings. Granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) is classically seen in immunocompromised hosts. Here the authors present a patient with meningoencephalitis following accidental n...

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Published in:	Rare
Main Authors:	Debarup Das, Kuntal Biswas, Kokila Banerjee, Bhaswar Bhattacharya, Arijit Roy, Sumeeta Khurana, Atanu Biswas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-01-01
Subjects:	Acanthamoeba GAE Free living ameba Amebic ecephalitis
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950008724000188