Granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba in an immuncompetent child

Acanthamoeba may lead to granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) with high mortality rates generally in patients with immunosupression and/or chronic disease. Here, we present a rare GAE case, who was a previously healthy child. A Georgian 9 year old boy presented with focal seizure on his left arm...

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Autores principales:	Murat Sütçü, Hacer Aktürk, Sezen Gülümser-Şişko, Manolya Acar, Oğuz Bülent Erol, Ayper Somer, Bilge Bilgiç, Nuran Salman
Formato:	Artigo
Lenguaje:	Inglês
Publicado:	Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2018-06-01
Colección:	The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Materias:	Acanthamoeba child granulomatous amebic encephalitis immuncompetent
Acceso en línea:	https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/865
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