Acanthamoeba Brain Abscess Confirmed by Molecular Identification

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Aug;97(2):307-308. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0375.

Authors

Sakda Wara-Asawapati¹, Pewpan M Intapan², Verajit Chotmongkol³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
² Department of Parasitology and Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acanthamoeba / genetics
Acanthamoeba / isolation & purification*
Amebiasis / diagnostic imaging*
Amebiasis / parasitology
Amebiasis / pathology
Brain Abscess / diagnostic imaging*
Brain Abscess / parasitology
Brain Abscess / pathology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Thailand