Abstract
We describe a patient with advanced HIV infection and Balamuthia mandrillaris and Acanthamoeba amebic encephalitis with Toxoplasma gondii coinfection. A multidisciplinary effort and state-of-the-art diagnostic techniques were required for diagnosis. Our patient is the first reported case of an HIV-infected person with dual Balamuthia mandrillaris and Acanthamoeba amebic encephalitis with neurotoxoplasmosis coinfection.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Retracted Publication
MeSH terms
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Acanthamoeba / isolation & purification*
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications
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Balamuthia mandrillaris / isolation & purification*
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Brain / diagnostic imaging
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Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections / complications*
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Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections / diagnosis*
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Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections / parasitology
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Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections / pathology
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Coinfection / diagnosis
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Coinfection / parasitology
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Coinfection / pathology
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Histocytochemistry
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Radiography
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Toxoplasma / isolation & purification*
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Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / complications*
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Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / diagnosis*
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Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / parasitology
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Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / pathology