Abstract
We report two cases of fatal chronic meningoencephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in immunocompetent men. Diagnosis of amoebic meningoencephalitis was made ante-mortem in one case and postmortem in another by histopathological examination and confirmed by demonstration of B. mandrillaris deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Amebiasis / diagnosis*
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Amebiasis / parasitology
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Amebiasis / pathology*
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Balamuthia mandrillaris / isolation & purification*
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Brain / pathology
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Chronic Disease
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DNA, Protozoan / genetics
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Fatal Outcome
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Histocytochemistry
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Humans
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India
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Male
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Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis*
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Meningoencephalitis / parasitology
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Meningoencephalitis / pathology*
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Microscopy
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Polymerase Chain Reaction