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Successful treatment of balamuthia mandrillaris amoebic infection with extensive neurological and cutaneous involvement

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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.