Granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba sp. in an immunocompetent Mexican adult
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
.
2017 May-Jun;50(3):432.
doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0166-2016.
Authors
Elba Guadalupe Rodríguez-Pérez
1
,
Kevin Escandón-Vargas
2
,
Adriana Ancer
3
Affiliations
1
Clinical Parasitology, Hospital Universitario, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico.
2
School of Medicine, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
3
Department of Pathology, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico.
PMID:
28700070
DOI:
10.1590/0037-8682-0166-2016
No abstract available
Publication types
Case Reports
MeSH terms
Acanthamoeba / isolation & purification*
Adult
Amebiasis / complications*
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Infectious Encephalitis / parasitology*
Male