Case report: multiple and atypical amoebic cerebral abscesses resistant to treatment.
Joaquin Alvaro Victoria-HernándezAnayansi Ventura-SaucedoAurelio López-MoronesSandra Luz Martínez-HernándezMarina Nayeli Medina-RosalesMartín Muñoz-OrtegaManuel Enrique Ávila-BlancoDaniel Cervantes-GarcíaLuis Fernando Barba-GallardoJavier Ventura-JuárezPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)
The present case of an individual with a rare form of cerebral amoebiasis highlights the importance of performing immunofluorescence, NMRI and PCR if a patient has brain abscess and a poorly defined diagnosis. Moreover, the administration of corticosteroids to such patients can often lead to a rapid decline in their condition.