Successful Treatment ofBalamuthia mandrillarisAmoebic Infection with Extensive Neurological and Cutaneous Involvement | Zendy

Dalila Y. Martínez | Zendy; Carlos Seas | Zendy; Francisco Bravo | Zendy; Pedro Légua | Zendy; Cesar RamosRemus | Zendy; Alfonso M. Cabello | Zendy; Eduardo Gotuzzo | Zendy

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Successful Treatment ofBalamuthia mandrillarisAmoebic Infection with Extensive Neurological and Cutaneous Involvement

Author(s) -

Dalila Y. Martínez,

Carlos Seas,

Francisco Bravo,

Pedro Légua,

Cesar RamosRemus,

Alfonso M. Cabello,

Eduardo Gotuzzo

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/653609

Subject(s) - medicine , miltefosine , albendazole , fluconazole , dermatology , meningoencephalitis , encephalitis , pathology , virology , surgery , antifungal , leishmaniasis , visceral leishmaniasis , virus

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.

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