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Case Reports
. 1986 Mar;64(3):505-9.
doi: 10.3171/jns.1986.64.3.0505.

Granulomatous brain tumor caused by Acanthamoeba. Case report

S K Ofori-Kwakye, D G Sidebottom, J Herbert, E G Fischer, G S Visvesvara
Case Reports

Granulomatous brain tumor caused by Acanthamoeba. Case report

S K Ofori-Kwakye et al. J Neurosurg. 1986 Mar.

Abstract

A case of a previously healthy 7-year-old girl with a left frontoparietal tumor identified as an Acanthamoeba-induced granuloma is reported, and the literature on Acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis is reviewed. Unlike most reported cases, the Acanthamoeba central nervous system infection presented in this girl as a discrete tumor without meningeal involvement or diffuse encephalitis. A favorable outcome was obtained following total excision of the mass and treatment with ketoconazole.

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