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First case report of the Balamuthia mandrillaris in the Camana district of Arequipa, Peru

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dc.contributor.author Suyo-Prieto, Fiorella
dc.contributor.author Nunez, Jeanette
dc.contributor.author Guzman, Karen
dc.contributor.author Mostajo, Fredy
dc.contributor.author de Amat, Ferdinand
dc.contributor.author Ruiz, Monica
dc.contributor.author Postigo, Mauricio
dc.contributor.author Cabello Vilchez, Alfonso Martin
dc.date.accessioned 2021-10-04T23:00:57Z
dc.date.available 2021-10-04T23:00:57Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/9827
dc.description.abstract Infections by free-living amoebas cause cutaneous and neurological compromise. These conditions have a low frequency, but a high lethality more than 98%. Generally, the clinical picture is nonspecific; the laboratory tests don't help, so it represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. In this report, we present the case of a 21-year-old patient, who was hospitalized for a convulsive syndrome with brain tumors, in addition to a cutaneous lesion on the right thigh. Histopathological analysis, PCR and the clinical picture allowed the diagnosis of granulomatous amebic encephalitis. Despite the treatment, the patient had a fatal outcome en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartofseries Revista Argentina Microbiología
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Amoebic encephalitis en_US
dc.subject Free-living amoeba en_US
dc.subject Balamuthia mandrillaris en_US
dc.subject Cutaneous involvement en_US
dc.subject Encefalitis amebiana es_PE
dc.subject Ameba de vida libre es_PE
dc.subject Balamuthia mandrillaris es_PE
dc.subject Compromiso cutáneo es_PE
dc.title First case report of the Balamuthia mandrillaris in the Camana district of Arequipa, Peru en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ram.2020.05.002
dc.relation.issn 1851-7617


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