1.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
; 60(4): 601-603, 2017.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29323087
RESUMO
Acanthamoeba species cause granulomatous Acanthamoeba encephalitis in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of acute purulent meningoencephalitis with a focal neurological deficit caused by Acanthamoeba species in a 2 years immunocompetent child.
Assuntos
Acanthamoeba/isolamento & purificação , Amebíase/diagnóstico , Amebíase/patologia , Meningoencefalite/etiologia , Meningoencefalite/patologia , Líquido Cefalorraquidiano/parasitologia , Pré-Escolar , Humanos , Masculino , Técnicas Microbiológicas , Microscopia
2.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
; 58(3): 332-4, 2015.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26275256
RESUMO
Human dirofilariasis is a rare infection caused by filarial worms of genus Dirofilaria. Subconjunctival dirofilariasis has been reported from Asia, Europe, Italy and Africa. In India majority cases are from Kerala, Karnataka and very few from Maharashtra. We report the rare case of subconjunctival dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens from Maharashtra, western India.