Title
Amoeba angeitic lesions of the central nervous system in Balamuthia mandrilaris amoebiasis
Date Issued
01 January 1999
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
W.B. Saunders
Abstract
Balamuthia mandrilaris amoebiasis is a fatal disease. It primarily affects the nasal pyramid or the skin, producing granulomatous amoebic lesions. The amoeba spread from the primary nasal lesion to the meninges where they infiltrate vessels. Thrombotic amoebic angitis produce infarcts of the central nervous system substance which then become infiltrated by amoeba. The primary cutaneous lesion can be present for weeks or even months. However, the appearance of neurological disease predicts a poor prognosis, in which death usually occurs within a few days or weeks.
Start page
269
End page
273
Volume
30
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Patología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0033052811
PubMed ID
Source
Human Pathology
ISSN of the container
00468177
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