Acanthamoeba Encephalitis In Immunocompetent Hosts: A Report Of Two Cases

Sohini Das,Karthik Gunasekaran, SitaraS. R Ajjampur,Dilip Abraham,Tina George,MAsisha Janeela,Ramya Iyadurai

JOURNAL OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE（2020）

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Acanthamoeba are ubiquitous free-living amoeba. Acanthamoeba infections cause necrotizing vasculitis, resulting in vessel thrombosis and cerebral infarction. Acanthamoeba CNS infections, though uncommon, are associated with high mortality. Diagnosis is difficult and often delayed. Here, we present two immunocompetent hosts with Acanthamoeba encephalitis with good outcomes.

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Acanthamoeba CNS infections, Acanthamoeba encephalitis, granulomatous amoebic encephalitis

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