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Case Reports
. 2009 Aug;81(2):277-9.

First case of granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba castellanii in Taiwan

Wang-Huei Sheng  1 , Chien-Ching Hung, Huai-Hsuan Huang, Shih-Yu Liang, Yu-Jen Cheng, Dar-Der Ji, Shan-Chwen Chang
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Case Reports

First case of granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba castellanii in Taiwan

Wang-Huei Sheng et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Aug.

Abstract

We report the first case of granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba in a previously healthy farmer in Taiwan who fell into a ditch. The DNA amplicons of amebas identified by polymerase chain reaction in the cerebrospinal fluid specimen and the ditch water specimens were identical and shared strong homology with A. castellanii . He survived after treatment with amphotericin B, rifampin, and corticosteroids.

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