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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Aichelburg, Alexander C. ; Walochnik, Julia ; Assadian, Ojan ; Prosch, Helmut ; Steuer, Andrea ; ... More +
Aichelburg, Alexander C. ; Walochnik, Julia ; Assadian, Ojan ; Prosch, Helmut ; Steuer, Andrea ; Perneczky, Gedeon ; Visvesvara, Govinda S. ; Aspöck, Horst ; Vetter, Norbert Less -
Description:
We report on an HIV-negative but immunocompromised patient with disseminated acanthamoebiasis, granulomatous, amoebic encephalitis and underlying miliary tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis. The patient responded favorably to treatment with miltefosine, an alkylphosphocholine. The patient remained well with no signs of infection 2 years after treatment cessation.
Subject:
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Acanthamoeba
Administration, Oral
Administration, Topical
Adult
Amebiasis
Animals
Antiprotozoal Agents
Dispatch
Encephalitis
Granuloma
Granulomatous Acanthamoeba Encephalitis (GAE)
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Immunocompromised Non–HIV-infected Patient
Male
Miltefosine
Phosphorylcholine
Skin Ulcer
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Miliary
Dispatch

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 14(11):1743-1746
Pubmed ID:
18976559
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC2630722
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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