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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| Main Authors: | Debarup Das, Kuntal Biswas, Kokila Banerjee, Bhaswar Bhattacharya, Arijit Roy, Sumeeta Khurana, Atanu Biswas |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Rare |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950008724000188 |
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