Granulomatous amebic encephalitis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia successfully treated with multimodal antimicrobial therapy and hyperbaric oxygen.

Maritschnegg, P; Sovinz, P; Lackner, H; Benesch, M; Nebl, A; Schwinger, W; Walochnik, J; Urban, C

Maritschnegg, P; Sovinz, P; Lackner, H; Benesch, M; Nebl, A; Schwinger, W; Walochnik, J; Urban, C.

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Maritschnegg P; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 30, 8036 Graz, Austria. peter.maritschnegg@meduni-graz.at

J Clin Microbiol ; 49(1): 446-8, 2011 Jan.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21084511

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Acanthamoeba/isolation & purification; Amebiasis/diagnosis; Antiprotozoal Agents/therapeutic use; Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections/diagnosis; Oxygen/therapeutic use; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/complications; Acanthamoeba/genetics; Amebiasis/parasitology; Brain/diagnostic imaging; Brain Abscess/diagnosis; Brain Abscess/parasitology; Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections/parasitology; Child, Preschool; DNA, Protozoan/chemistry; DNA, Protozoan/genetics; Encephalitis/diagnosis; Encephalitis/parasitology; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; Radiography; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Oxygen / Acanthamoeba / Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections / Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Amebiasis / Antiprotozoal Agents Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Child, preschool / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: J Clin Microbiol Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: Austria

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