Title
Successful treatment of balamuthia mandrillaris amoebic infection with extensive neurological and cutaneous involvement
Date Issued
15 July 2010
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Oxford University Press
Abstract
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris is an uncommon infection for which there is no optimal therapy.We describe a young, female patient who presented with extensive cutaneous and neurological involvement and who recovered after receiving prolonged treatment with miltefosine, fluconazole, and albendazole. © 2010 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
Volume
51
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología
Neurología clínica
DOI
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-77954748949
PubMed ID
Source
Clinical Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
10584838
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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