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

Clinical Infectious Diseases (2010) 51(2)
DOI: 10.1086/653609
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Abstract

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.

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Martínez, D. Y., Seas, C., Bravo, F., Legua, P., Ramos, C., Cabello, A. M., & Gotuzzo, E. (2010). Successful treatment of balamuthia mandrillaris amoebic infection with extensive neurological and cutaneous involvement. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 51(2). https://doi.org/10.1086/653609

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