Acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient: An autopsy case report.
Reddy, Rajesh 1; Vijayasaradhi, Mudumba 1; Uppin, Megha S. 2; Challa, Sundaram 2; Jabeen, Afshan 3; Borghain, Rupam 3
[Report] Neuropathology. 31(2):183-187, April 2011.

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: Chronic granulomatous CNS infections may be caused by tuberculosis, fungi and rarely by free-living amoeba, especially in immunocompromised individuals. We report a rare, fatal case of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis in an immunocompetent patient mimicking CNS tuberculosis, and review the imageological features and diagnostic tests.

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