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Fatal Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis Due to Balamuthia mandrillaris in New Mexico: A Case Report
Talia N Pindyck1, Lauren E Dvorscak2, Blaine L Hart3
1Departments of Internal Medicine.
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
|March 4, 2015
Abstract:
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that can cause granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE). We report a case in an individual with a history of alcohol abuse, cocaine use, and ditch water exposure. This is the first reported case of GAE due to B mandrillaris in New Mexico.

