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Balamuthia mandrillaris brain abscess successfully treated with complete surgical excision and prolonged combination
Joseph S Doyle1, Emer Campbell, Andrew Fuller
1Infectious Diseases Unit, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. joseph.doyle@alumni.unimelb.edu.au
Journal of Neurosurgery
|November 16, 2010
Abstract:
Amoebic encephalitis is an uncommon and usually fatal condition. This case describes successful treatment of a Balamuthia mandrillaris brain abscess using prolonged antimicrobial agents with complete excision. It illustrates the risk of dissemination from cutaneous to cerebral amoebic lesions, potential progression with corticosteroid therapy, and the prospect for curative excision.
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