Emergence of balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis in India
We report two cases of fatal chronic meningoencephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in immunocompetent men. Diagnosis of amoebic meningoencephalitis was made ante-mortem in one case and postmortem in another by histopathological examination and confirmed by demonstration of B. mandrillaris deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: S KhuranaV HallurMK GoyalR SehgalBD Radotra Source Type: research